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Astranis's Taiwan satellite will provide backup if undersea cables are cut
“It will actually have a couple of different, you know, it will be able to provide service on the island, but it will also be able to be a relay to locations off the island in the case that all their fiber lines are cut.”
John Gedmark Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 23:22 Why the Moon Matters More Than Ever | John Gedmark on TBPN
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Gedmark: Astranis has signed commercial contracts for over 10 satellites
“Now, you know, fast forward today, we've signed contracts for, you know, more than more than 10 of these satellites commercially.”
John Gedmark Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 3:04 Why the Moon Matters More Than Ever | John Gedmark on TBPN
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Gedmark: $15B of Large Satellites Launch to GEO Annually
“There's about fifteen billion dollars worth of these satellite, large satellites launched to Geo and other high orbits every year.”
John Gedmark Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 3:58 Why the Moon Matters More Than Ever | John Gedmark on TBPN
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Gedmark: Commercial GEO Satellites Cost Hundreds of Millions, Military Over $1B
“Really for the commercial side is in this like few hundred million range. And then on the military side, the satellites cost over a billion dollars per satellite. Sometimes multiple billions. Per satellite.”
John Gedmark Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 4:09 Why the Moon Matters More Than Ever | John Gedmark on TBPN
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Gedmark: DoD buys Astranis's standard commercial satellites to lower costs
“Where we've seen interest from the DOD, it is actually also for these same satellites off of that same production line. They are very interested in this dual use type of scenario where they actually get to benefit from all the private capital that we've raised…”
John Gedmark Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 25:17 Why the Moon Matters More Than Ever | John Gedmark on TBPN
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