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		lupusreal on March 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Real-time map of every Starlink satellite in orbit Apparently it's active in Iran (because the US government wants it to be.)

mlindner on March 26, 2024 [–]

SpaceX worked with the state department to enable it. It happened during the Iran protests. So it's more like the state department allowed any US connectivity provider to provide service in Iran.

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