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This was my first thought but then again I don't know how expensive the one was and if they built one and it launched successfully, what would they do with the
by BinaryIdiot 10y ago
This was my first thought but then again I don't know how expensive the one was and if they built one and it launched successfully, what would they do with the second one? Seems like a damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don't scenarios.
- manarth 10y agoThe payload was reported at $200 million. Although whether it would cost an additional $200 million to build a second is another question, but I doubt there would be that significant an economy of scale for just one extra unit.
- perseusprime11 10y agoWhy does a satellite cost so much? I always thought it was a computer with solar panels orbiting in space using gravitational force?
- BinaryIdiot 10y agoI think a lot of it is using electronics that are less susceptible to radiation along with needing a clean room to actually build the thing. Not sure if that accounts for the entire $200 million.