Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa...
by tigershark on Friday February 18, 2022 @12:57AM
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No, OneWeb didn’t do anything remotely comparable. Starlink satellites are currently more than all the human satellites ever launched.
Smaller in scope is a euphemism, you are comparing a mere 650 satellites with 42k, 2 orders of magnitude more.
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Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa...
by qayxc on Friday February 18, 2022 @05:49AM
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There aren't 42k Starlink satellites in orbit.
It's about 1,500 active satellites versus 600 + ~50 spares - quite comparable.
Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa...
by tigershark on Friday February 18, 2022 @09:53AM
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The plan is for 42k satellites, currently there are still more Starlink satellites than all the other satellites ever launched.
Re:SpaceX’s monstrous, dirt-cheap Starship may transform spa...
by qayxc on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:51AM
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The "plan" also was to land a Dragon capsule on Mars by 2018 [0]. The "plan" also was to fly people around the Moon in 2018 [1].
It's pointless to base your assessment on plans if the past showed how quickly they evaporate in light of new developments.
[0] http://spaceref.com/mars/spacex-will-start-going-to-mars-in-...
[1] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-mo...