Comment Re: If they are thermally efficient enough (Score 1) 115
The ISS is a closer example of how you can build something large with brute force. It's actually a smidge over 100m on the longest dimension, and it took 40 dedicated individual launches and cost $60bn to assemble.
For comparison, Starlink V3 satellites have a solar array wingspan of 70 meters.
https://www.cctvmanuals.com/20...
See also https://grokipedia.com/page/St...
They are, of course, technology that is about 40 years later than the ISS design