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#SATShow panel on global constellations, with:

Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke

SpaceX VP of Starlink enterprise sales Jonathan Hofeller

SES CTO Ruy Pinto

Mangata Networks CEO Brian Holz

Aalyria CTO Brian Barritt

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@SATELLITEDC @Eutelsat_SA @SpaceX @SES_Satellites @AalyriaTech Pinto: SES takes a "more nuanced view" than SpaceX's approach to low Earth orbit with Starlink, and "our view is that you need a multi-orbit" system. He questions the sustainability of the LEO-only networks like Starlink and OneWeb, which need to be refreshed.

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@SATELLITEDC @Eutelsat_SA @SpaceX @SES_Satellites @AalyriaTech Hofeller: "It is expensive, and there is investment, but I also look at what we're doing with the tech and the amount of capacity we're putting up with each satellite and it's insane."

"People focus on the number of satellites, but it's really about the capacity per satellite."

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Next panel up at #SATShow is about sat-to-cell, with:

ST Engineering iDirect CEO Don Claussen

Iridium CEO Matt Desch

SpaceX VP of Starlink enterprise sales Jonathan Hofeller

Lynk Global CEO Charles Miller

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@SATELLITEDC @IridiumComm @IridiumBoss @iDirect @SpaceX @LynkTheWorld @NexGenSpace Desch: "We are very squarely in this satellite-to-cellular conversion space with Qualcomm," with "a whole number of the Android ecosystem" adopting.

"Plan to evolve beyond just cell" to personal computers, autos, etc.

"Satellite should connect everything everywhere"

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@SATELLITEDC @IridiumComm @IridiumBoss @iDirect @SpaceX @LynkTheWorld @NexGenSpace Hofeller: SpaceX has a two-fold approach:
1 - Complementing terrestrial towers with cell backhaul
2 - Go beyond complementing to provide high-speed low-latency service, and a LEO constellation as "best equipped to do that."

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#SATShow satellite operators panel, with:

Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke
SES CEO Steve Collar
Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg $VSAT
Hughes CEO Pradman Kaul
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell

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@Eutelsat_SA @euroconsultEC @SES_Satellites @steviecSES @ViasatInc @SpaceX Shotwell: SpaceX started Starlink with a beta service "because, honestly, we didn't know what we were doing and we weren't even sure that the network was going to work."

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@Eutelsat_SA @euroconsultEC @SES_Satellites @steviecSES @ViasatInc @SpaceX Shotwell adds that she has 3 Starlink terminals at her ranch in Texas, and that it's both faster and cheaper than the previous service she had.

"There were many very unhappy customers of broadband in the United States and so we're learning how to make them happy."

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#SATShow next generation launchers panel, with:

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno
Rocket Lab SVP Lars Hoffman $RKLB
Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël
Blue Origin SVP Jarrett Jones
SpaceX VP Tom Ochinero

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@ulalaunch @torybruno @RocketLab @arianespaceceo @Arianespace @blueorigin @SpaceX Jones: "The last 12 months for Blue Origin have been absolutely amazing. We've made a lot of significant milestones," between first suborbital human spaceflights to opening up multiple new facilities including in Denver, Phoenix, and Reston.

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@ulalaunch @torybruno @RocketLab @arianespaceceo @Arianespace @blueorigin @SpaceX Jones: New Glenn has "had amazing accomplishments over the last 12 months." Begun qualification of booster stages, fairing, and the structure.

Completed final design reviews and "transitioned into execution" and focused on building flight hardware.

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Time for the annual Satellite launch panel, with ULA, Rocket Lab, Arianespace, Blue Origin, and SpaceX. #SATShow

Stéphane Israël, Arianespace: 2022 will be very different from what it was supposed to be for us with Soyuz launches on hold. Working closely with our customers. #SATShow

Jarrett Jones, Blue Origin: we’ve grown by more than 1,000 people in the last year, opening new offices.

On New Glenn: “well into qualification” of the vehicle with ongoing tests. (No mention of a 1st launch date.) #SATShow

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Satellite industry panel #SATShow, with:

Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg $VSAT
OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson
Telesat CEO Daniel Goldberg $TSAT
Mynaric CCO Tina Ghataore $MYNA
Northrop Grumman CTO Sarah Schellpfeffer $NOC
Isotropic Systems CEO John Finney

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@ViasatInc @OneWeb @Telesat @mynaric @northropgrumman @isotropicsystem Masterson: Declines to get into the specifics about how the OneWeb deal with SpaceX came about.

"We're delighted - SpaceX stepped up, and we appreciate that."

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@ViasatInc @OneWeb @Telesat @mynaric @northropgrumman @isotropicsystem Finney: A revolution in the space industry "is already happening ... at multiple levels."

"I mean, Elon Musk has 73 million followers, so by definition he's already advocating, making people aware."

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Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, giving the opening keynote this morning at Satellite 2022, says the issue he always hears about in meetings is space debris. The regulatory environment, he says, is lacking; not singling out any one company. #SATShow

Bridenstine recalls the long path to transfer civil space traffic management authority to Commerce. Now, he says, Congress needs to step up and fund that STM activity at Commerce. #SATShow

Bridenstine: we have made a huge investment in the ISS, and it is important for us as a nation to continue ISS operations to 2030. #SATShow

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Former NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine is giving a welcome address for day two of #SATShow:

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@JimBridenstine Bridenstine, who's on the boards of Viasat and Aerospace Corp as well as an advisor to Voyager Space, says "the thing I hear in every board meeting I'm in ... is the issue of space debris."

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@JimBridenstine Bridenstine: "I want to be clear: I am not talking about any particular company. I'm talking about all of us. Because [space debris] affects everyone in this room."

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Smallsat launch services panel at #SATShow, with:

-Spaceflight Inc. director James Antifaev
-Relativity VP Josh Brost
-Firefly president Jason Mello
-Virgin Orbit CSO Jim Simpson $VORB
-Astra CBO Martin Attiq $ASTR

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@SATELLITEDC @SpaceflightInc @relativityspace @Firefly_Space @VirginOrbit @Astra Brost: Relativity's inaugural Terran 1 first stage for flight "will be leaving the factory in the next couple of weeks, and then we're working toward our first flight this summer."

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@SATELLITEDC @SpaceflightInc @relativityspace @Firefly_Space @VirginOrbit @Astra Attiq: $ASTR's automated approach to production is already showing results, as the company has gone from building one rocket "every 6 to 8 months" to currently "building 1 a month, and next year our goal is to build one a week."

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Arabsat VP Hadi Alhassani: LEO operators are selling the sun, moon and stars, and label GEO operators as dinosaurs. We are not. Our best way to compete is through GEO satellites with flexible payloads. #SATShow

Astranis CFO Mike Mancini: with small GEOs we can innovate at a faster pace. Doesn’t make sense to have 15-yr assets anymore. #SATShow

Intelsat’s Bruno Fromont: no debate from a cost-per-bit perspective: no better economics than GEO, period. But LEO systems could be a nice complement to GEO. #SATShow

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In a smallsat constellation panel, SpaceX’s Jonathan Hofeller says the company is building “close to 8” Starlink satellites a day at its Redmond, Wash., facility. Vertical integration has cut the cost of its user terminal by 2/3rds from the original version. #SATShow

He reiterates past comments that SpaceX has talked with GEO operators about offering Starlink satellites for a hybrid network but haven’t found an approach that works.

Telecast’s Erwin Hudson: been hit by the same supply chain issues others have felt. Now expect first launch of LEO sats in 2025 and beginning service in 2026. #SATShow

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Satellite constellation operators panel at #SATShow:

Viasat president Evan Dixon $VSAT
SpaceX Starlink VP Jonathan Hofeller
Telesat VP Erwin Hudson $TSAT
OneWeb senior advisor Ruth Pritchard-Kelly

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@SATELLITEDC @SpaceX @ViasatInc @Telesat @OneWeb Hofeller says SpaceX is "building close to 8" Starlink satellites per day at its facility in Redmond, WA.

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@SATELLITEDC @SpaceX @ViasatInc @Telesat @OneWeb Hofeller: "Getting the cost of the user terminal down is key to being prolific," as SpaceX has cut its Starlink terminal costs "down by two-thirds from the original version."

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