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There's 2700 satellites currently deployed, so even at 1 per satellite it's still in the "thousands".
by mynameisvlad 4y ago
There's 2700 satellites currently deployed, so even at 1 per satellite it's still in the "thousands".
- throwaway2037 4y agoHmm... When I read "hundreds of thousands" I assume more than 100,000. Is that incorrect understanding of English?
- thereddaikon 4y agoSatellites definitely have multiple computers onboard. Their design philosophy evolved from aircraft which tend to use discrete computer for different tasks. Communications, navigation, data logging etc. That's not counting the computers providing whatever the satellite's mission is and they almost always have redundant hardware to make up for failures which are common in space. So there are definitely far more "computers" in space than there are total satellites. Are there "hundreds of thousands"? I'm not sure.
- nine_k 4y agoYes, triple redundancy for critical systems is typical for space applications. With small computers being relatively cheap and lightweight, I suppose a satellite has a highly available internal computing configuration, with large level of redundancy, capable of functioning even after serious hardware degradation.
- kraftman 4y agoI think 200 would be technically correct but most people would assume 300+ for 'hundreds'.
- samatman 4y agoI would say that it depends on if the figure is an approximation or a range. A salary in the hundreds of thousands, or equivalently 'six figures', clearly includes a salary that starts with 1. But when it's a definite figure which is being approximated I would tend to agree with you.