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I think 260kg is small for a satellite. For comparison, GPS satellites weigh around 1000kg. Google's AI results told me that there are standard classifications
by esperent 2y ago
I think 260kg is small for a satellite. For comparison, GPS satellites weigh around 1000kg. Google's AI results told me that there are standard classifications for satellites, with 10-100kg being "micro" and 100-500kg being "small". I wasn't able to verify that elsewhere though.
But in any case, what I really meant was lower capacity per satellite. Until we can get numbers to compare the capabilities of each satellite, comparing launch costs doesn't mean anything. It's almost certain that Starlink will have lower costs, but probably not as much lower as people are trying to imply here, given that I also found some claims that the entire Starlink fleet of satellites is expected to run 100-200 billion USD.