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So one current generation Starlink satellite is estimated to weight about 260. One one unit cubesat weighs 1 kg.

So discounting small details like deployment mechanisms and volume:

260 x 240 = 62400 cubesats for one Starship launch by weight.

parent m4rtink 5 years ago

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