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tartuffe78yesterday at 6:03 PM1 replyview on HN

Starlink is apparently 65% of all active satellites, it would be very expensive to emulate that without super efficient launching capabilities.


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palmoteayesterday at 7:16 PM

> Starlink is apparently 65% of all active satellites, it would be very expensive to emulate that without super efficient launching capabilities.

But does a military really need that many to get the necessary capability? Would a smaller constellation be sufficient, especially without competing civilian users?

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