I think they expect the return to pay off in a couple of years.
Certainly not a decade.
I saw an analysis that speculated when the full constellation is up,
they will need to be launching another 500 satellites per year to keep
up with attrition.
bp
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On 2/1/2020 11:17 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote:
So for the same reason the small ISPs don’t go after the funds also he doesn’t.
Interesting when you think of it that way.
It’s also interesting when you stop to think of those costs. What’s the return
on that? 100 years?
I’m curious to see where this will end considering continual launches will need
to take place to continue to maintain the network.
On Feb 1, 2020, at 2:03 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
I think the CAF thing is more overhead than they (he?) is willing to put up
with.
Think about what he's spent already. Estimate $30 million per launch (that is
just spitting into the wind, but anyway). Four launches already is $120
million. The cost to develop and build a few thousand satellites? Maybe another
$100 million (so far). The cost to develop and build millions of end user
terminals?
There has to be the better part of a billion dollars invested so far. A few
paltry million plus the strings attached would just seem silly.
bp
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On 2/1/2020 9:44 AM, Matt Hoppes wrote:
I had a random thought this afternoon.
If Musk is so certain about StarLink and the fact that it will cover everywhere
- why hasn’t he applied for USDA funding? Literally millions available.
Maybe he doesn’t need it?
Maybe it won’t work as well as it’s being hyped?
Maybe he has an alternative motive?
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