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CodesInChaostoday at 6:57 PM1 replyview on HN

How much CO2 does launching a million satellites produce? Is is significant compared to other sources of CO2?


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verdvermtoday at 7:31 PM

Compare it to air planes, which are already at a much more significant scale. Accounting for fuel type and combustion efficiency seems relevant.

I recall around SpaceX 100th landing, that a day of just transatlantic flights was more than everything SpaceX had done to that point

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