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[โ€“] matcha_addict@lemy.lol -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Asat are cheaper to manufacture and deploy than it is for a satellite.

[โ€“] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Really? Where are you getting that info? This estimates a starlink costs about 1M to build and launch. The SM-3, the US asat missile, costs at least 10M each. I think it's more for the asat variant, but I couldn't find numbers for that. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-estimated-cost-for-Starlink-satellites-to-provide-high-speed-internet-across-the-United-States#:~:text=According%20to%20one%20source%2C%20the,be%20around%20%2415%2D30%20billion. https://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-defense-systems-2/missile-defense-systems/missile-interceptors-by-cost/