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lightedmanyesterday at 6:11 PM1 replyview on HN

I suspect we will be finding this technology being used a fair bit in aerospace tech like satellites to compliment the onboard solar, given the low-temp operational capability.


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gpmyesterday at 6:26 PM

Do satellite batteries run cold?

Given the difficulty of radiating heat away I would have expected the opposite.

Especially considering the incentive to send up as little battery as possible, and the very predictable day/night cycle leading to the ability to precisely predict how small a battery you can get away with...

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