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		kolinko 47 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Militaries are scrambling to create their own Star... 36 compared to 10000. This is 2-3 orders of magnitude. It's like a corner store trying to compete with Walmart.

ripe 47 days ago | [–]

They have a list of 434 foreign satellites launched so far as of January 2026 on their website:

https://www.isro.gov.in/ForeignSatellites.html

thisislife2 47 days ago | [–]

The point was that you don't need a reusable launch vehicle if a single use launcher is just as cheap.

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