Eli5 Why can’t we use airplanes to create a starlink like internet?
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A satellite can stay up for a long time without using much fuel. An airplane would need constant refueling.
Having said that, [Google briefly used balloons to provide internet access](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon_LLC), but closed the project in 2021 after concluding it wasn’t commercially viable.
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