Aerospace reporter smasunaga explains what Elon Musk and SpaceX must overcome to successfully deliver internet service via satellites:
Satellites that will form part of SpaceX's Starlink constellation await release into orbit from a Falcon 9 rocket on May 24.
“It’s probably able to serve 3% to 5% of people in the world, but it’s actually not ideal for high-density cities,” Musk said. “It’s really to serve the unserved or poorly served.” An image from video shows a parade of SpaceX Starlink satellites passing over Leiden, Netherlands on May 24, 2019. SpaceX faces a range of competitors, including London-based OneWeb, which is backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, and LeoSat Enterprises, a Washington, D.C., company that has partnered with major European satellite maker Thales Alenia Space. Heritage satellite manufacturer Boeing Co.
“There’s a lot of focus on satellite systems, but there’s more to it than satellite systems,” she said. An image tweeted by CEO Elon Musk shows the first 60 SpaceX Starlink satellites loaded into a rocket fairing. Beyond start-up costs, satellite experts say affordable internet service will depend on how cheaply SpaceX can make components.
That will be key to keeping the price of user terminals low — about $100 each is a good goal, said Kerri Cahoy, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. “Nothing that they’re proposing is impossible to build,” Cahoy said of SpaceX’s plan. “The question is, can they do it cost-effectively enough to have a profitable business?”
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