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Did some maths.Musk wants 1 million tons in LEO per year to sustain a Mars city.BFR-Starship will fly a maximum of 3 times a day from one OLM orbital launch mount.That's 1100 flights a year.At 180 mt per flight, total: 200 000 mt so one-fifth of the objective.So 5 OLMs could do it.Except the 1 million tons in their Starships are stranded in LEO.They each need a 1200 mt propellant refueling.But Starship tanker is 200 mt.So 6 refuelings per Starship.And thus six times more OLMs to do thatSo total 30 OLMs.Can such launch area be built ? Closest thing is CCAFS & Merritt Island. Which has a comparable number of launch pads.
Did some maths.
Musk wants 1 million tons in LEO per year to sustain a Mars city.
BFR-Starship will fly a maximum of 3 times a day from one OLM orbital launch mount.
That's 1100 flights a year.
At 180 mt per flight, total: 200 000 mt so one-fifth of the objective.
So 5 OLMs could do it.
Except the 1 million tons in their Starships are stranded in LEO.
They each need a 1200 mt propellant refueling.
But Starship tanker is 200 mt.
So 6 refuelings per Starship.
And thus six times more OLMs to do that
So total 30 OLMs.
Can such launch area be built ?
Closest thing is CCAFS & Merritt Island. Which has a comparable number of launch pads.
