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minus-squareKazumara@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·12 hours agoIf a V1 satellite only has 24 Gbit/s in total capacity on its links to the base station, and a V2 mini satellite only 96 Gbit/s, then it’s no wonder really.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoThe v3 dishes will be 20x bandwidth per launch than the v2 mini. Even if starships 2nd stage isn’t reusable, it’ll still be able to launch those into orbit, albeit at a much higher cost.
If a V1 satellite only has 24 Gbit/s in total capacity on its links to the base station, and a V2 mini satellite only 96 Gbit/s, then it’s no wonder really.
The v3 dishes will be 20x bandwidth per launch than the v2 mini.
Even if starships 2nd stage isn’t reusable, it’ll still be able to launch those into orbit, albeit at a much higher cost.