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Starlink ground station in Poland hit by fire in suspected arson attack

183 points · 182 comments · giuliomagnifico

  1. yanis_t · · focus · HN ↗
    For anyone interested, there’s another part of the Starlink besides the satellites and your dish - ground stations (gateways) [].

    These are the large clusters of antennas that communicate with the satellites and connect the Starlink network to the Internet on Earth. Looks like one of these was set on fire.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;starlink.com&#x2F;support&#x2F;article&#x2F;45d1d256-171e-0f67-4895-5d248fa63b66" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;starlink.com&#x2F;support&#x2F;article&#x2F;45d1d256-171e-0f67-4895...

    1. chinathrow · · focus · HN ↗
      Are they required to have precise locations listed?
      1. toast0 · · focus · HN ↗
        In many jurisdictions, you need a license to operate a teleport, and the applications are public and require a precise location.

        There&#x27;s a lot of RF emissions right there.

        1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
          and yes, they are actually called teleports, that&#x27;s not a typo
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