[ekianjo]

> Also disregard the cost it takes to send a technician for maintenance, of updating hardware, etc.

This won't happen. If a satellite fails they will just write it off. Maintenance would be more expensive than depreciation

[ceejayoz]

They’re proposing a multi-kilometer sized satellite, though. That’s more akin to demolishing an entire datacenter when something important fails.

[ekianjo]

How is it even feasible to build that?