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I don't agree. Producing something at scale is only relevant if the goal is mass commercial distribution. Communication satellites changed the world and they are practically all (i.e., some exceptions such as space-x constellation) one-off builds of single-shot projects.


Communication satellites only changed the world because they broadcast to mass produced receivers.


Mass produce as many receivers you want and don't launch the ad-hoc satellite. How useful are the receivers?


I believe receiver use same tech as transmitter. When you have one, you must have the counterpart.


> I believe receiver use same tech as transmitter.

The hard problem solved by satellites is getting the satellite in orbit and getting it to stay there.

Humanity already could send radio waves across the planet. Emitter and receiver is not the hard problem.


There is always low range broadcast I suppose.




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