Comment by tumdum_
5 days ago
ICEYE and Nokia are already working on a replacement for starlink: https://www.iceye.com/newsroom/press-releases/iceye-and-noki...
Isar is working hard on commercial launch capabilities: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/06/german-star...
Until they can match Falcon 9 launch costs (the internal ones, not what SpaceX sells it for) it will be very difficult to compete with Starlink.
They don't have to "compete" with Starlink. They just have to provide similar capabilities.
And Ariane used to be the dominant commercial launch vehicle, beating the US alternatives by a mile.
Cost is not the only factor when we are talking about military solutions.
It's a particular issue here.
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If they make it Europe only maybe they can do with less satellites?