Australia is about to do this for bases in Antarctica (which all suffer from sporadic satellite coverage). The cheapest solution is two non-geosynchronous sate

Australia is about to do this for bases in Antarctica (which all suffer from sporadic satellite coverage). The cheapest solution is two non-geosynchronous satellites in opposition to each other on highly elliptical orbits, providing pretty much constant coverage. Total cost is about $40,000,000. http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3453168.htm http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/3453168.htm