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minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·3 months agoThere are more sats than asat missiles. The math doesn’t work out. Unless they use nukes or shotgun blasts or something to make the entirety of leo unusable.
minus-squareapprehensively_human@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoDon’t give them any ideas
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s okay, Starlink is in a low enough orbit that it’s basically Kessler-proof.
minus-squarehglman@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoProbably can use a nuke to take out a lot.
minus-squarematcha_addict@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·3 months agoAsat are cheaper to manufacture and deploy than it is for a satellite.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoReally? Where are you getting that info? This estimates a starlink costs about 1M to build and launch. The SM-3, the US asat missile, costs at least 10M each. I think it’s more for the asat variant, but I couldn’t find numbers for that. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-estimated-cost-for-Starlink-satellites-to-provide-high-speed-internet-across-the-United-States#:~:text=According to one source%2C the,be around %2415-30 billion. https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-defense-systems-2/missile-defense-systems/missile-interceptors-by-cost/
There are more sats than asat missiles. The math doesn’t work out. Unless they use nukes or shotgun blasts or something to make the entirety of leo unusable.
Don’t give them any ideas
It’s okay, Starlink is in a low enough orbit that it’s basically Kessler-proof.
Probably can use a nuke to take out a lot.
Asat are cheaper to manufacture and deploy than it is for a satellite.
Really? Where are you getting that info? This estimates a starlink costs about 1M to build and launch. The SM-3, the US asat missile, costs at least 10M each. I think it’s more for the asat variant, but I couldn’t find numbers for that. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-estimated-cost-for-Starlink-satellites-to-provide-high-speed-internet-across-the-United-States#:~:text=According to one source%2C the,be around %2415-30 billion. https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-defense-systems-2/missile-defense-systems/missile-interceptors-by-cost/