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1. yreg+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-06-27 18:45:16
Shouldn't the radiators be directly proportional to the area of the solar panels? (Since there's no one munching on food on board.)
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2. throwa+2g1[view] [source] 2025-06-28 11:57:56
>>yreg+(OP)
yes, exactly. they are going to be absolutely huge and add to launch and engineering costs.
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3. yreg+1F6[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-06-30 15:57:18
>>throwa+2g1
Every part does by definition add to launch and engineering costs…

The point is that heat radiation is not the main deal-breaker regarding this project as some comments in this subthread insinuate.

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4. throwa+yR6[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-06-30 17:04:16
>>yreg+1F6
The point is: the power consumption requirements (quote: considering every satellite still has to dump heat and works just fine) for satellite X is not even close to racks of hyperscaler compute.
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