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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by mlindner on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @01:09AM (#30269502)
> It's what, 15 aeroplane flights' worth?

Try a single aeroplane?

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by markonen on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @01:20AM (#30269572)
For just the fuel, yeah, but the expendable second stage adds a lot of impact.
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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by mlindner on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @01:33AM (#30269645)
How so? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrometeorite#Introduction

> An estimated 40,000 ± 20,000 tonnes per year (t/yr) of cosmic dust enters the upper atmosphere each year of which less than 10% (2700 ± 1400 t/yr) is estimated to reach the surface as particles.

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by paranoidrobot on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:17AM (#30269884)
The thread is about CO2 emissions.

The entire total carbon emissions of producing and flying the second stage is non-trivial.

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by mlindner on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @02:41AM (#30270022)
> The thread is about CO2 emissions.

I agree, but the post I was responding wasn't talking about CO2 emissions.

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