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Re:SpaceX no longer taking losses to produce Starlink satell... by LargeTomato on Thursday September 14, 2023 @12:31AM (#37504993)
The starlink satellites decay after 5 years. The constellation costs $40B. That's an $8B annual burn rate just to maintain the current constellation.
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Re:SpaceX no longer taking losses to produce Starlink satell... by inemesitaffia on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:51AM (#37506886)
Where did you get this $40 billion idea?
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