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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by ineedasername on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @10:11AM (#30273498)
It might not be the full $62M though. SpaceX often launches other payloads at the same time. I recall one that sent off a couple of BlackSky says at the same time. I don't know what % of the payload that constitutes though, and as I write this out I realize that I'm probably splitting hairs...
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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by hajile on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @10:38AM (#30273879)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/06/spacex-deploys-49-more...

This had 48 satellites, so definitely a dedicated launch.

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by ineedasername on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @01:24PM (#30276198)
The launch I referenced with BlackSky also had 48 satelites: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2021/12/02/spacex-laun...

I didn't find a quick # of lift capacity of Falcon 9 to LEO in reusable mode, but SpaceX has stated >= 60% capacity in reusable mode. LEO in non-reusable mode has about 23,000kg, so there could be a fair bit of headroom for extra mass in LEO reusable mode even with 48 starlink sats. Admittedly, probably not enough to really change the magnitude of the GGP's calculations.

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