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    1 year ago

    Depends on the size of the satellites. The Transporter-1 Rideshare mission launched 143 satellites. The original v1 Starlink satellites were launched in batches of ~60, but they’ve since switched over to the v2-mini satellites, which are heavier than v1. A single Falcon 9 can launch about 23 v2-minis in reusable mode.

    The US definitely has a much higher mass-to-orbit capability than Russia does at the moment.