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by catchmeifyoucan
1972 days ago
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Loon always caught my eye, and I thought the reason it would catch on is due to cost. Isn’t launching a satellite much more expensive than a balloon? For example, providing Loon antennas to a telecom provider, and decreasing the infrastructure cost of setting up networks. |
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Historically yes, but while I don't know the numbers, a launch provider that is able to reduce the cost by about an order of magnitude might have an advantage here (SpaceX are also launching 60 of them at once).
It also seems like satellites would be a bit less vulnerable to outside interference than balloons.