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SpaceX's Starlink users say their dishes have had lucky escapes with bears, bobcats, and floods: PHOTOS
SpaceX's Starlink users say their dishes have had lucky escapes with bears, bobcats, and floods: PHOTOS
Kate DuffyNov 6, 2022, 15:42 IST
SpaceX's Starlink dish has had close interactions with a bobcat and a flood.MiloTockandtheHumbug/Paul Young
Elon Musk's Starlink dish has got face-to-face with animals and mother nature, users' photos show.
Cats, bears, and bobcats have all been intrigued by Starlink terminals.
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When signing up to SpaceX's internet service, users receive a kit which comprises of a WiFi router, a tripod, and a dish which connects to the satellites in orbit.
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SpaceX advises users to position the Starlink dish in an open area with around 100 degrees of clear sky above it so it can connect to the satellites.
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Cats have found Starlink dishes to be a warm and cosy place to curl up, especially when there's snow on the ground.
Aaron Taylor
One Starlink user discovered a bear had got close to his dish after paw prints were left in the snow nearby.
John Vinci
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This Starlink dish had a close shave when the land surrounding it flooded.
Paul Young
A bobcat was caught on camera sniffing around this Starlink dish at a campsite in Colorado.
Reddit user: MiloTockandtheHumbug
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One Starlink user managed to strap the dish to a 100-foot-tall pine tree.
Reddit user: WideSky999
Luckily no cars were driving around when this Starlink dish was placed in the middle of a parking lot.