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>You can’t just toss raw solar panels out of a cargo bay. That is exactly what you do - just like with Starlink - toss out the panels with attached GPUs, las
by trhway 9mo ago
>You can’t just toss raw solar panels out of a cargo bay.
That is exactly what you do - just like with Starlink - toss out the panels with attached GPUs, laser transmitter and small ion drive.
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- sarchertech 9mo agoBest estimates based on the publicly available data I can find are that solar panels make up 5-10% of the manufacturing cost of a starlink satellite. There’s so much overhead you’re hand waving away to make your numbers work.