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1. richar+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-05-13 21:43:49
Free in the sense of astronomical capital and operational costs.
replies(1): >>dilyev+s
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2. dilyev+s[view] [source] 2025-05-13 21:46:56
>>richar+(OP)
r&d sure, not sure about ops as you can probably just detach a faulty module and launch a replacement.
replies(3): >>richar+L >>SahAss+m2 >>GTP+p2
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3. richar+L[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-05-13 21:48:12
>>dilyev+s
Relaunching is effectively operational cost.
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4. SahAss+m2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-05-13 21:59:43
>>dilyev+s
Stationkeeping is not free, satellite monitoring is not free, and any replacement to any component is now a multi-year, at least 1+ million dollar affair (or most likely a complete replacement, since not many satellites have done in-situ repairs).
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5. GTP+p2[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-05-13 21:59:50
>>dilyev+s
Not an expert in this area, but I think that that "just" is hiding a lot of complexity. Plus you also need some remotely operated robots to mount the replacement.
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