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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by lkbm on Thursday February 10, 2022 @01:47PM (#30290677)
It makes a huge difference to whether people buy it. It does not make a difference as a measure of "how much carbon does it release when they buy it", which is the question being debated in this thread.
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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by laumars on Friday February 11, 2022 @08:47AM (#30301407)
> which is the question being debated in this thread.

That was discussed elsewhere in this thread. This discussion in this fork is very specifically about monitory costs.

Hence all the dollar signs. ;)

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