@elonmusk: This provides some sense of scale
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Elon Musk shares a comparison of Starlink V2 vs V3 satellite specs, highlighting massive bandwidth increases per satellite and per launch, with V3 deployment starting later this year on Starship.
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This provides some sense of scale
Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt): Starlink V3 satellites
Bandwidth per Satellite: • V2: 96 Gbps • V3: 1,024 Gbps
Bandwidth per Launch: V2: 2,600 Gbps V3: 61,000 Gbps
Deployment per Launch: • V2: 27 satellites (on Falcon 9) • V3: 60 (on Starship)
Starlink V3 satellites will begin to be deployed in late
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