K2 Space delivers comparable power to Viasat-3 at a 10x lower price
Eric Crispin · How Altimeter's $10B AUM Fund Is Investing In Aerospace, Defense, & Hardtech · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · May 16, 2025 · at 26:01
Eric Crispin, partner at Altimeter Capital, compares the unit economics and specifications of K2 Space satellites against legacy geostationary satellites like Viasat-3.
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“Viasat-III, one of the most high-powered, sort of, like, satellites ever launched into orbit. I think it was, like, 26 kilowatts of power. Cost 500 plus million dollars to make. You can launch one of them at a time. K-II's satellites are 20 kilowatts apiece. You can launch 10 at a time and, you know, call it a 10 X reduction in sort of price.”
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