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I think a better comparison would be the US department of defense starshield constellation, for which SpaceX was awarded approximately 1.8 billion to build. I
by s1artibartfast 2y ago
I think a better comparison would be the US department of defense starshield constellation, for which SpaceX was awarded approximately 1.8 billion to build.
I could not find much detail on the number and capabilities of the satellites, but they do launch alongside starlink.
However, it looks like the big money is in additional communication contract services, with up to 13 billion for the next 10 years [1]
https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2024/11/22/spacexs-starshield-has-received-most-task-orders-for-space-force-pleo-services-so-far/ https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2024/11/2...