There are now nearly 12,000 satellites orbiting Earth. What does it cost to put them there, and how do they make money? Zachary Crockett launches an investigation. <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://www.tmfassociates.com/aboutus.html">Tim Farrar</a>, president of TMF Associates.</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-jewett-9095b982/">Rachel Jewett</a>, managing editor of Via Satellite.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li>"<a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/raise-access-to-space-and-connectivity-through-geostationary-small-satellites/">How geostationary small satellites are providing strategic access to space</a>," by Steve Collar (World Economic Forum, 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://sia.org/news-resources/state-of-the-satellite-industry-report/">State of the Satellite Industry Report</a>," (Satellite Industry Association, 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/us/politics/elon-musk-space-launch-competition.html">Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul.</a>" by Eric Lipton (New York Times, 2024).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris">Kessler Syndrome and the space debris problem</a>," by Mike Wall (Space, 2022).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-21/blackrock-says-satellite-images-can-help-track-chinese-companies?embedded-checkout=true">BlackRock Says Satellite Images Can Help Track Chinese Companies</a>," by Lisa Pham (Bloomberg, 2017).</li></ul></li></ul>

Podurama

Home

Trending

Personal

Your Podcasts

New Episodes

My Files

Favourite Episodes

Tags (Folders)

Recently Played

Bookmarks

Followed Playlists

103. Satellites

The Economics of Everyday Things

AI Chapters

AI Insights

Reviews