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om... I was browsing thru the launch backlogs at www.space-launcher.com and saw a lot of contract of (former)upstart telecom firms. It must be a very interesting time before everyone was out of money.... But I was wondering if there are still firms considering launching a new network (ico?) and when Globalstar and Iridium are forced to launch replacements: will it generated substantial activity (maybe a life-line for kistler/any other upstarts)? Had the technology advanced far enough to make new networks profitable again/are there any prospects of new technologies that will? Thnx Ps. Is there any good website about the history of the rise and fall of the satellite telcom. boom I'd think future constellations would use much much smaller sats. iirc - they could launch 4, or 6 iridiums on a Delta II at one time I'd suggest they might end up putting 12 on a single launch in the future for comparable services / networks. BUT - the market isnt really there Doug |
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Raoul wrote: wondering if there are still firms considering launching a new network (ico?)... There are still people thinking about low-altitude comsat networks, mostly for special applications rather than telephone service, but funding is very hard to come by. Geostationary comsats, on the other hand, are in a bit of a slump but are still basically a healthy business. and when Globalstar and Iridium are forced to launch replacements: will it generated substantial activity... Iridium has already launched replacements, on Russian rockets. The level of activity for such things is low and there is a strong preference for proven launchers. That last has always been a problem, in fact: such systems' budgets generally are *not* dominated by launch costs, so an unproven new launcher which happens to cost a bit less is not really very appealing to them. The potential costs of delays due to launch failures loom much larger than the actual price for the launches. -- MOST launched 1015 EDT 30 June, separated 1046, | Henry Spencer first ground-station pass 1651, all nominal! | |
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Henry Spencer wrote:
There are still people thinking about low-altitude comsat networks, mostly for special applications rather than telephone service, but funding is very hard to come by. Of course, Orbcomm already has such a specialized little LEO network and is reportedly doing quite well. -- Dave Michelson |
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