alt Hacker NewsI’m not saying Starship won’t improve. My point is Starship block 3 is designed for ~60 v3 sats, and this flight will only do 26. This is the fourth flight in a row with a half payload. Every flight they make below full load delays the Starlink network.
The analogy you used (Falcon 9's payload growth) spans over 8 years. How long will it take Starship to start flying full payloads?
> How long will it take Starship to start flying full payloads?
As long as it takes. Doing the never-done-before generally doesn't come with a firm finish date.