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The enclosure is made of some kind of white plastic. But the consumer units also consume ~100W evenly spread out just below the flat plastic surface. So many (e
by tpmx 5y ago
The enclosure is made of some kind of white plastic. But the consumer units also consume ~100W evenly spread out just below the flat plastic surface. So many (expensive) chips needed to do that phased array antenna thing.
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-terminal-cost-spacex-gwynne-shotwell-president-2021-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-terminal-cos...
SpaceX signed an agreement a few years ago with Swiss manufacturer STMicroelectronics to build the terminals, a person with knowledge of the deal told Insider in December. They added that SpaceX may be paying $2.4 billion to produce 1 million Starlink terminals.
At least it will melt any snow/ice during winter time in northern climates.
Comment: ST is primarily French-Italian, with a HQ in Switzerland. I wouldn't call it Swiss.