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		hdgvhicv 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data centers in space makes no sense Inter sat comms cancels out - every kw sent by one sat is received by another.

mlyle 2 days ago [–]

It doesn't, because the beams are not so tight that they all fall on the target satellite, and not all of that is absorbed :P

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