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I'm talking about LEO activities right now. Satellite operators per year make way more than the satellite launch market is.
by HeadsUpHigh 8y ago
I'm talking about LEO activities right now. Satellite operators per year make way more than the satellite launch market is.
- Retric 8y agoLowering launch costs will dramatically reduce the value of stuff in orbit. It’s the brutal math that hammered the telecom sector through the 90’s and presents a major risk for the next few decades. Ex: If you pay 1000$/lb to get something into orbit and your competitor waits 5 years to get better stuff into orbit at 500$/lb that means you need to lower prices while still paying back the same loans.
- HeadsUpHigh 8y agoIt doesn't work that way. If you paid 1k$/lb now and the competitor waited 5 years you got 5 years of profits which easily accound for 4 or 5 rocket launches on today's costs. Satellite operators make millions/day of operations.