In short, there are definitely no user-serviceable parts inside. The sky-facing side of the phased array, the key element that allows the antenna to track the rapidly moving Starlink satellites as they pass overhead, is also laminated to a stack-up comprised of plastic hexagonal mesh layers, passive antenna elements, and the outer fiberglass skin. It doesn’t appear that you can realistically get into the exceptionally thin antenna array without pulling it all apart, thanks in part to preposterous amount of adhesive that holds the structural back plate onto the PCB. We say sacrifice because had to literally destroy the dish to get a look inside. Despite the fairly high bar for getting your hands on one, decided to sacrifice his Starlink dish to the teardown Gods. If you’re lucky enough to get selected, you have to cough up $500 for the hardware and another $100 a month for the service. While SpaceX’s constellation of Starlink satellites is nowhere near its projected final size, the company has enough of the birds zipping around in low Earth orbit to start a limited testing period they call the Better Than Nothing Beta.
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