The cost of one element of the geostationary orbital infrastructure was estimated. This element is a commercial transportation company to serve all other elements of the GEO infrastructure, offering passenger and cargo transportation within the local GEO regime. The estimates result in a figure of 30 billion dollars for the acquisition phase and annual expenses between 3 and 4 billion during the operational phase. Calculations show that it takes 20 yr before a positive cash flow can be expected and up to 40 yr before a (big) profit can be made.


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    Title :

    Preliminary Cost Model for a Commercial Geostationary Transportation Company (GRET)


    Contributors:
    H. H. Koelle (author) / Z. Matijevic (author) / J. Czarnitzki (author) / K. Heinemann (author) / H. Kayal (author)

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    34 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English