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Existing phased-array antennas cost, at a minimum, tens of thousands of dollars. Getting Starlink Dishy to around $2,000, and I understand it's closer to $1,00
by dkbrk 5y ago
Existing phased-array antennas cost, at a minimum, tens of thousands of dollars.
Getting Starlink Dishy to around $2,000, and I understand it's closer to $1,000 by now, is an incredible engineering achievement. SpaceX didn't accomplish that by overengineering the shit out of it.
I do not doubt that now that this problem has cropped up SpaceX will address it. If they don't, if in a couple of years this is still a problem with the system in full operation, then criticism would be justified.
- shaklee3 5y agoThere is no evidence I've seen showing that it's less than $2000. Please send a link to the source.
- dkbrk 5y ago> According to SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, the company has “made great progress on reducing the cost.” Initially, Each dish would cost SpaceX $3,000 USD to manufacture, Shotwell said they reduced the manufacturing cost to around $1,500 USD. https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/starlink-dish https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/starlink-dish
- shaklee3 5y agoYou mentioned $1000. $1500 is impressive, but is there a follow-up?