Google study estimates orbital data center launch demand
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On October 2, TechCrunch reported on a Google orbital data center study's estimates of launch cost and capacity needs. The study projects launch prices near $200 per kilogram by 2035, and reaching that low price along the expected cost-decline path would require about 370,000 tonnes of payload launched cumulatively over the next decade. At 200 metric tons per Starship flight, that is roughly 1,800 launches, or 180 a year. The researchers stress the study is not an economic feasibility study.
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- TechCrunch · AIGoogle thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground
Google 的轨道数据中心研究估算，Starship 未来十年需发射约 1,800 次，才能沿预期的成本下降路径接近低价发射目标。研究预计到 2035 年发射价格接近 $200 per kilogram，对应累计运送 370,000 tons 载荷，按每次 200 metric tons 计算需每年发射 180 次；研究人员强调这不是经济可行性研究。
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