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GMoromisato • today at 12:04 AM • 0 replies • view on HN

That may be the argument, but it's a dumb argument. Most of the cost is going to go to chips, solar panels, and launch. Radiators are probably one of the cheapest parts of the satellite: it's a hunk of metal with some pumps for liquid cooling.

People use that argument because it takes zero thought to make and significant effort to refute.