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Old 27th Aug 2018, 07:24
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ORAC
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Depends on how many you want to launch at a time - and the payload.

SpaceX intends to put 12,000 Starlink 400kg cubesats in two height layered constellations within the next 5 years, the payload capacity of a BFR when it enters service will be around 300-307 of them. Since the USAF is already talking seriously of becoming a major SpaceX BFR customer, how many do you think they, or the new Space Command, would have to launch in polar orbit to provide 24/7 one hour coverage?

Meanwhile, changing subject, the previous HMS Ocean has reached her new home.

https://www.snafu-solomon.com/2018/0...r-carrier.html






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