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This is a normal post or one satellite with a very big antenna
best one out there at the moment is on MRO - clicky
 (I helped save b3ta! custard, Tue 21 Jul 2020, 18:06, Reply)
This is a normal post fake link!
Or linky no worky.

You could have fucking huge lightweight expanding dish antennas on fairly small satellites, power generation and battery storage would be the limiting factors, I think. Like, if your dish obscures your solar panels, you're not going to be able to transmit for very long.

Oh and just one big dish sat wouldn't cut it, you'd want a network dense enough to maintain constant line of sight with Earth's comms network.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Monkhouse Stampede, Tue 21 Jul 2020, 19:10, Reply)
This is a normal post link fixed
it was to the comms system on the Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter, 3 metre antenna, 6 Mbit/s, but now only 2 iirc
 (I helped save b3ta! custard, Tue 21 Jul 2020, 22:18, Reply)
This is a normal post Aha
Yeah that's what I'd call a fairly large satellite. 1-2t. Pack a dozen or so of them in a Starship and Bob Kerman's your uncle.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Monkhouse Stampede, Tue 21 Jul 2020, 23:14, Reply)