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To: Dragonfly who wrote (2387)	3/31/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10852

"If Valueman posted to this forum that he believed there would be 500 million people using MSS systems in 2004, then I would give that opinion just as much weight as this "study" readware is citing." Is this a thinly veiled slam???

To: Dragonfly who wrote (2387)	3/31/1998 3:37:00 PM
From: Dragonfly	Respond to of 10852

Answered my own question. It looks like Cyberstar/Skybridge will cost $5 billion and be operational in 2way sat mode in 2001. I think this means it will beat Teledesic to market by at least 1 or 2 years. From Launchspace Magazine launchspace.com SkyBridge Owners: Alcatel Operational: 2001 Configuration: Two planes with 32 satellites per plane. Each orbit is circular with altitude 1457 km and inclination 55 degrees. Launch Mass: 800 kg Frequency Range: Ku Data Rate: 16 Kbps - 2 Mbps Total Cost: $3.5 billion Cyberstar Owners: Loral Operational: 1998 Configuration: Three GEO satellites are likely, at longitudes 115 degrees West (Americas), 28 degrees East (Europe, Africa, Middle East) and 105.5 degrees East (Asia-Pacific) Launch Mass: Not available. Frequency Range: Initially Ku, later Ka also Data Rate: Initially 400 Kbps in Ku, up to 30 Mbps in Ka. Total Cost: $1.6 billion