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> i mean thats great but i would have expected a much bigger mass for a fully functional satellite.

Iridium sats are 700kg each, GEOsats are also less than that.

The upcoming James Webb Space Telescope's launch/payload mass is 6 200 kg.

The Falcon Heavy can push 1 400 000 kg, and 16 800 kg of that can be payload. To Mars.




According to google, the Tesla roadster is 1235 kg.

I don't know whether weight was added (probably) or removed (very likely the stock batteries were removed) in preparation for its launch.

Update: According to Wikipedia, launch weight was 1,200 kg

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk's_Tesla_Roadster


Geostationary satellites are way more than 700kg. Most are >5,000kg.


5,000 kg is the higher end. They are typically way more than 700 kg as you note.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satellites_in_geosynch...

Echostar 1: 3,287 kg

Americom 7: 1,983 kg

Yamal 300k: 1,870 kg

Ciel-2: 5,561 kg

Horizons-1: 4,060 kg

EchoStar X: 4,333 kg

Amos 2: 1,370 kg

NSS-7: 4,692 kg

Star One B4: 2,495 kg


Yeah, 5,000 was a typo (meant 4,000, but even that it is a little high, I suppose)




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