Elon Musk made a plea for its SpaceX-owned Starlink satellite internet service on Tuesday.
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Musk took to Twitter to note that all low-earth orbit communications constellations to date have gone bankrupt.
His claims may not be farfetched, as in 2020 alone three satellite communications companies including Intelsat SA, Speedcast International and OneWeb went bankrupt, though all of them have emerged from bankruptcy now.
The billionaire also noted that Starlink is still far from cashflow positive.
“So, any support is super helpful,” he said. Should be noted that Starlink is still far from cash flow positive. All LEO communications constellations to date have gone bankrupt, so any support is super helpful….