[ih] SpaceX may spend billions to outsource Starlink satellite-dish production, an industry insider says — and could lose $2,000 on each one it sells

[the keyboard of geoff goodfellow]

in late May:

--> SpaceX submitted an application to the FCC for its second generation
system of 30,000 Non-Geostationary (NGSO) satellites
https://fcc.report/IBFS/SAT-LOA-20200526-00055/2378669.pdf
via
https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2020/06/04/spacex-launches-60-more-starlink-satellites-2/

--> OneWeb has told the FCC that it wants to increase the number of
satellites in its constellation to 48,000, viz.:
https://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/2020/05/27/oneweb-explains-fcc-application-for-48000-constellation-satellites/

and at the end of July:

--> The FCC granted Amazon approval on Thursday to build out Project
Kuiper, its planned constellation of 3,236 satellites in Low-Earth Orbit
https://www.satellitetoday.com/broadband/2020/07/31/fcc-approves-amazons-kuiper-constellation/


On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 11:12 AM Steffen Nurpmeso <steffen at sdaoden.eu>
wrote:

> the keyboard of geoff goodfellow wrote in
>  <CAEf-zriE35fPZDoAffzW0fwtpvtxk2VqSXodu0s4jQDXC4Y+7Q at mail.gmail.com>:
>   ...
>  |   - *SpaceX recently launched a public beta test for Starlink, its
> growing
>  |   network of internet-beaming satellites
>
> Sorry not to step in cheering this.
> I think now the time has come to raise massive taxes on these
> things which violate the heaven above.
> The sheer number of rocket resource needed to keep these lines
> closed is ridiculous.  Is there any science going on on improving
> the situation regarding this?  Space lift?
> And i am very, very thankful that at least the newer satellites of
> _that_ company seem to hide their solar panel reflections from the
> earth, it always have been moments of deeply felt hate seeing
> these (?) lines of satellites flying by (following each other
> within ~30 seconds), i personally would have shoot them.
> I know there are cultures on this world which feel the same.
>
> Thank you.
> (And i _love_ books, battered or not.)
>
> --steffen
> |
> |Der Kragenbaer,                The moon bear,
> |der holt sich munter           he cheerfully and one by one
> |einen nach dem anderen runter  wa.ks himself off
> |(By Robert Gernhardt)
>
>

-- 
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