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rampartd

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4. a million satellites, positions probably "proprietary"

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:40 AM

Yesterday

he is building an impenetrable wall around the planet.

but seriously. launch every hour? a million satellites? this guy has been hitting the ketemine.

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