Post by d a v i d

They are disposable, they send new ones up. This is why Starlink is a new technology that's changing the game. It's called technological evolution. Do you understand how technology evolves and becomes cheaper? When the the intercontinental cables were laid around the Earth, space was too expensive to launch rockets with huge satellites on them. Do you understand your point proves the Earth is a sphere because if it was flat there wouldn't be a need for all these relays?