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MicroWave Jul 29, 2023

Starlink has become the 'blood' of Ukraine's communication infrastructure, but officials are reportedly growing concerned about relying on Elon Musk's tech

https://lemmy.world/post/2348361

Starlink has become the 'blood' of Ukraine's communication infrastructure, but officials are reportedly growing concerned about relying on Elon Musk's tech - Lemmy.world

Ukraine’s digital minister has reported concerns about the country’s overreliance on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system amid the war with Russia, The New York Times reports.

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ItsMeSpez Jul 29, 2023

Starlink satellites make up the majority of satellites orbiting Earth

This is so wild to me.

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hglman Jul 29, 2023

That’s just how impactful reusability is. Buying a tank of gas vs a new car.

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tagliatelle Jul 29, 2023

Reusability had nothing to do eith it. Hardly any of the rockets have been reusable (in terms of saving significant money on launches). It’s just that spacex is dumping enormous amounts of satellites in LEO. It’s going to become a huge problem when other companies/countries does the same.

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JohnDClay

ULA I believe said reuse would be profitable for them after 12 launches. For SpaceX, it’s likely lower since they’re built more from the ground up for reusability. But they’re up to reflying 20 times, so it’ll be even more profitable for them.

Also, starlink latches have been on older boosters, pushing the max reuses. So they benefit much more from reusability than the average falcon 9 customer.