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Another thing that SpaceX has proven with Starlink is that the benefits of economy of scale could be applied to satellite production and the aerospace industry
by shantara 5y ago
Another thing that SpaceX has proven with Starlink is that the benefits of economy of scale could be applied to satellite production and the aerospace industry in general.
It is so incredibly wasteful that the companies and governments keep coming up with unique designs for the satellites serving similar purposes. Imagine if we had a standard design template for an optical telescope that could be cheaply and easily mass produced and launched by the thousands.
- mcguire 5y agoAs someone mentioned above, weak signals require large receivers.
- giantrobot 5y ago> It is so incredibly wasteful that the companies and governments keep coming up with unique designs for the satellites serving similar purposes. Common satellite chassis has been a thing for decades. StarLink and other systems like it benefit from mass production and economies of scale. Each block of StarLink satellites is identical. They also have a singular task and everything about them is optimized for it. Most satellites are not identical copies of one another even if they have "similar" roles. Mass production is less desirable as you'd end up with unoptimized designs which means wasted mass or reduced capabilities.