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		Robotbeat 9 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX S-1 Starlink satellites can likely have their life extended by quite a bit, like past constellation satellites did. But it doesn’t really matter as SpaceX is still upgrading capability like crazy. Starship will mean a factor of 10-100x Starlink capacity expansion.

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sethops1 8 days ago [–]

They most certainly cannot - LEO satellites literally fall out of the sky after about 5 years; they talk about this in the S-1.

Robotbeat 8 days ago | [–]

It’s a function of altitude. They keep pushing the altitude lower. This is not the only option, although it has a lot of advantages.

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