2026-04-27 23:10 UTC
@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca I think the current numbers (3 satellites a day of the v2 type, or 1250 kg) don't meet the "exceeded the natural infall rate from meteorites by at least twice as much" when this NASA site say 44000 kg per day for meteors (https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/facts/)
But the v3 may be 2-8 times the size (my guess based on https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-offers-new-look-at-v3-starlink-satellite-for-gigabit-speeds) and, at a future rate of 24 per day then that sentence might make sense. It would be helpful to know more about the exotic element composition, mind you.
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@virtuous_sloth@cosocial.ca 2026-04-27 23:12
My main reason for challenging is that you don't want to make sloppy errors when, for example, Musk fans will use that to burn your credibility. Of course, I may yet have made my own math errors.