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> ~1000 satellites @ 100kg each that's about 2 saturn V launches so not crazy launch economics. Unless you have a couple Saturn V's tucked away somewhere no on
by JshWright 12y ago
> ~1000 satellites @ 100kg each that's about 2 saturn V launches so not crazy launch economics.
Unless you have a couple Saturn V's tucked away somewhere no one knows about, it's more likely they'll be launched on SpaceX vehicles.
Assuming Falcon Heavy ever flies, and has performance characteristics similar to those listed on spacex.com, they could launch 1000ish 100kg sats in 2-3 FH launches.
It might be more likely that they'll simply fit as many as they can as secondary payloads in their normal launch schedule. Slower deployment, but effectively 'free'.