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> The trio is pitching a plan to deploy 400 to 1,000+ satellites for missile detection and tracking, with a separate fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with m
by bob1029 2y ago
> The trio is pitching a plan to deploy 400 to 1,000+ satellites for missile detection and tracking, with a separate fleet of 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers to neutralize threats. SpaceX will mainly focus on the sensing satellites, not weaponization.
I have a strong suspicion that SpaceX has been deploying and testing the sensor platform for a while now. The payload mass trend of the starlink satellite had large jumps in the most recent two iterations (doubled twice).
- LinuxBender 2y agoI have a strong suspicion that SpaceX has been deploying and testing the sensor platform for a while now. That makes sense. Their first customer was the US Army. Civilians are great for stress-testing a new thing. Civilians were the first to test the internet but it was built for war even if the first iteration was a bit short sighted. Falcon-heavy seems like a great fit for putting heavy weapons in space whereas I think most here know how silly the whole mars discussion is.