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__alexs • yesterday at 11:04 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Sure but like, just use even more solar panels? You can probably buy a lot of them for the cost of a satellite.

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rcxdude • yesterday at 11:17 PM

The cost of putting them up there is a lot more than the cost of the cells

schiffern • yesterday at 11:36 PM

  >just use even more solar panels
I think it's because at this scale a significant limit becomes the global production capacity for solar cells, and SpaceX is in the business of cheaper satellites and launch.
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