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IridiumNEXT started with a budget of $2.1 billion for satellites and $800mm for launches. http://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/iridium-next/ http://spaceflight
by greglindahl 9y ago
IridiumNEXT started with a budget of $2.1 billion for satellites and $800mm for launches.
http://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/iridium-next/ http://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/iridium-next/
That's not that different of a ratio from a GEO comsat that costs $200mm and has a $65mm launch.
I haven't run the numbers for OneWeb.