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Re:SpaceX S-1 by Robotbeat on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @11:49PM (#48217652)
Starlink satellites can likely have their life extended by quite a bit, like past constellation satellites did. But it doesn’t really matter as SpaceX is still upgrading capability like crazy. Starship will mean a factor of 10-100x Starlink capacity expansion.
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Re:SpaceX S-1 by sethops1 on Thursday May 21, 2026 @07:12AM (#48220721)
They most certainly cannot - LEO satellites literally fall out of the sky after about 5 years; they talk about this in the S-1.
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Re:SpaceX S-1 by Robotbeat on Thursday May 21, 2026 @07:57AM (#48221189)
It’s a function of altitude. They keep pushing the altitude lower. This is not the only option, although it has a lot of advantages.
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