With latency as low as 25ms, SpaceX to launch broadband satellites in 2019
It's been said before, but what people need to understand is that the goal of this service isn't to make money- it's to balance demand.<p>SpaceX can plan to launch be 30% more launches than their actual customers need. All those extra rockets are used for internet satellites. If there's an accident (boom) or a sudden need for more rockets, the internet satellites get delayed, and the paying customer gets a rocket.<p>If customers are finicky about using re-flown rockets, that's fine, the internal customer doesn't care. If a customer backs out for any reason, the internal customer takes their place.<p>Rocket production gets a smooth flow going, which improves production efficiency.