• locuester@lemmy.zip
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    6 hours ago

    Starlink satellites are disposable from the start. They have a five year lifespan before deorbiting and burning up. So launches continue forever. So basically upgrades just come as they come, the mechanism is already in place. No clue on how costs compare with upgrading hundreds of thousands of terrestrial towers every 10 years or whatever is needed.

    Agreed that domestic benefits would require far more analysis than I’m capable of.