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They actually are separate satellites and it's easily checked:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starshield#Launches

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This only says that dedicated satellites exist, which is obvious and public knowledge. What it doesn't comment on is whether starlink and starshield use any common ifra, which they almost certainly do. The number of starshield satellites is simply way, way, way too low to meet the claims that people are making about the system. It's a geometry problem.
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