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> Globalstar's network has been in a variety of decays >TAMPA, Fla. — Globalstar has signed a term sheet with a “large, global customer” to start deploying som
by GeekyBear 4y ago
> Globalstar's network has been in a variety of decays
>TAMPA, Fla. — Globalstar has signed a term sheet with a “large, global customer” to start deploying some of its spectrum for terrestrial use “in the U.S. and beyond,” the satellite operator said May 5.
The operator said Feb. 24 it picked MDA and Rocket Lab to supply a set of 17 satellites to replenish its constellation after a “potential customer” agreed to fund most of the $327 million project. The agreement includes an option for up to nine additional satellites at $11.4 million each.
https://spacenews.com/globalstar-agrees-terms-with-global-customer-for-terrestrial-connectivity/ https://spacenews.com/globalstar-agrees-terms-with-global-cu...
A secret customer fronting large amounts of money to enable goods or services they want to offer is certainly in keeping with how Apple operates.
- kylehotchkiss 4y ago$300mil is the cost of a widebody jet or two, that’s pretty reasonable for almost a constellation of satellites