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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by jonhohle on Friday February 24, 2023 @08:52PM (#34932945)
> The platform alone has ~100k of solar on it

I’m unfamiliar with solar panels in this application, but would each panel really be $6,250? That’s >20x premium over panels used for terrestrial application for use on a platform that would have little dynamic load.

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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by simonh on Friday February 24, 2023 @11:47PM (#34933995)
I’d have thought the aerospace or satellite grade panels, struts and mounting systems they’d be more likely to use would be quite a bit more expensive.
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Re:U-2 pilot's selfie above China's balloon taken over Misso... by samstave on Saturday February 25, 2023 @12:01PM (#34938179)
>"would each panel really be $6,250"

In US taxpayer dollars maybe - but in CCCP money, its paid with slave blood, just like how Appl likes it.

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