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To: Dave Riches who wrote (1256)	3/14/1998 3:54:00 PM
From: dwight martin	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 2394

I don't think we will ever launch a single operational Teledesic satellite. The economies of scale available in the medium-lift sector of the launch business are too compelling. Previous posters have mentioned that the Boeing (Teledesic partner) SeaLift system is slated to get the biz, and I believe it. If SeaLift doesn't work out, another medium-lift system will be used, IMO. Wolfgang - - Look in the January 12, 1988 issue of Aviation Week for a listing of all launchers, payload capability, and launch cost. P-XL launch cost = $12MM, and Taurus = $20MM. In a nutshell, there is no real competition for P-XL when you consider the flexibility of air-launching. Of course, larger vehicles can compete by lofting, say, 8-12 satellites where the P-XL can loft 1 or 2.