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2023-06-22 03:42:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5B81C8C7044143454626FA56B723ABAF1818216BA63DD21DE7C765BB1F787D28
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Starlink operates in the 10.7 to 12.7 GHz band. https://radionavlab.ae.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/starlink_structure.pdf Penetration depth of 2.45GHz in water is <8cm and falls off with increasing frequency. https://cober.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Microwave-Technology-Cober-website-v08-23-17.pdf Therefore, the claim that “the missing submarine was using Elon Musk's Starlink satellites for its communications at sea” is false.
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