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		trhway 18 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data centers in space makes no sense >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.

sarchertech 18 days ago | [–]

Best 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.

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