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Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
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Re: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
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Re: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
#13The cost breakdown: 40 x $250k = $10m 1 falcon9 launch = $30m ------------------------ $40m https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/12/spacex-starlink-satell...
The Falcon 9 should be pro-rated since some of the mission payload survived.
40 x $250k = $10m
1 falcon9 launch * (40 / 49) = $24.5m
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$34.5mRe: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
#14Of all press releases in recent memory, this is the one that reads the most like hard science fiction.
what's cool is, it doesn't even feel futuristic anymore.
Re: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
#15The cost breakdown: 40 x $250k = $10m 1 falcon9 launch = $30m ------------------------ $40m https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/12/spacex-starlink-satell...
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Re: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
#16Very interesting development, mainly that it posed no threat of causing a cascade of space debris since it's in such a low orbit. That feels like an important aspect for considering the acceptability of so many objects from one company/entity in orbit, especially considering the existing cost to astronomy.
So we've heard from SpaceX about their LEO sats, but what about other ones further out?
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#17Atomos space tugs can’t happen soon enough! https://www.atomosspace.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhO3rvMTx9QIV8...
Re: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
#18What's crazy to me is that 50 years ago, losing 40 satellites would have been a significant portion of all satellites ever launched. Today, it's a temporary setback for a company that launched nearly one thousand satellites last year.
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#19The cost breakdown: 40 x $250k = $10m 1 falcon9 launch = $30m ------------------------ $40m https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/12/spacex-starlink-satell...
> SpaceX could already have $250,000 per Starlink satellite cost and $15 million per launch cost.
Re: Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
#2040 sats makes up about 2% of the current fleet - so a rounding error in cost and time.
The important part of this news is how those 40 sats deorbit and leave no junk either in orbit or on earth.