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Comment by ErroneousBosh

14 hours ago

> A Starlink satellite uses about 5K Watts of solar power

Is that 5kW of electrical power input at the terminals, or 5kW irradiation onto the panels?

Because that sounds like kind of a lot, for something the size of a fridge.

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