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The CTC-1 satellite constellation will test the capability that makes global decentralized coverage possible: inter-satellite links (ISL). One ground station could cover an entire region because satellites pass data along the chain, like repeaters in a radio network. Adam Wexler on how ISL works 🛰️

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