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Re:The first on-orbit fuel depot has been deployed by hinkley on Thursday July 08, 2021 @01:15AM (#27768666)
Refueling a satellite in orbit presupposes that the satellite actually made it to orbit.

The flip side of amortizing the cost of the satellite over a longer mission is being able to cut your losses a bit in the event that the duration turns out to be 0.

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Re:The first on-orbit fuel depot has been deployed by ChuckMcM on Thursday July 08, 2021 @01:33AM (#27768735)
I don't disagree but I also don't understand what you're trying to say here. All satellites are insured and if they don't make it into orbit the insurance claim reimburses the builder for the cost.
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