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> On one hand, yes, you're entirely right about the eventual outcome, but on the other hand, let's get there gracefully. The problem with a "get there graduall
by ncallaway 7y ago
> On one hand, yes, you're entirely right about the eventual outcome, but on the other hand, let's get there gracefully.
The problem with a "get there gradually" approach (at least as I understand it, and I may not have understood you correctly) is that it pretty much precludes a useful LEO constellation.
A LEO constellation is not really useful unless it has a significant number of satellites. Putting up 1% of the satellites doesn't really get you 1% of the functionality of the system. There's a minimum threshold you have to hit for the system to really be viable at all.
Which means at _some_ point (if we have LEO constellations at all) we're going to have to really rapidly go from very few LEO satellites to a large number.