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100 km Altitude — Multiple Points on RingMultiply Platforms
As ring mass grows, additional stator platforms are levitated at intervals around the circumference. Each new platform gets its own tether pair (upper and lower), its own balloon station, and its own ground connection. Throughput scales linearly with station count.
Specifications
Stations at 20T rotorUp to 9
Throughput per station~100 kg/day
Total throughput at 9 stations~900 kg/day
Annual throughput~330 tonnes
Open Questions
- ?What's the minimum ring mass increment before a new station can be safely added?
- ?How are platforms distributed around the ring? Evenly spaced, or clustered near ground stations?
- ?What's the coordination protocol between multiple stations lifting simultaneously?