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>>15590268
>I suspect they need a localized launch control to reduce the latency between launch/control.
It's not just network latency, it's the timezones. Trying to organize east coast launches from the west coast jetlags your whole launch management team, even if your fairing release isn't installed backwards and your upper stage engine doesn't have a kerosene leak. With their Starlink launch cadence, SpaceX has probably been getting complaints about sleep cycles from their Hawthorne office.