October 25, 2017The Commercial Satellite Industry: What’s Up and What’s on the Horizon253 Russell Senate Office BuildingU.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “The Commercial Satellite Industry: What’s Up and What’s on the Horizon,” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. The hearing will examine commercial satellite services and next-generation satellite services affecting consumers.Witnesses: - Ms. Patricia Cooper, Vice President of Satellite Government Affairs, SpaceX - Mr. Mark Dankberg, Chief Executive Officer, ViaSat - Mr. Stephen Spengler, Chief Executive Officer, Intelsat - Mr. Greg Wyler, Founder and Executive Chairman, OneWebHearing Details:Wednesday, October 25, 201710:00 a.m.Full committee This hearing will take place in Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.
https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/923205405643329536QuoteSpaceX's Patricia Cooper: 2 demo sats launching in next few months, then constellation deployment in 2019. Can start service w/ ~800 sats.https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/923210044036059137QuoteCooper @SpaceX to Senate zings #OneWeb @greg_wyler: Our constellation mainly US parts & US - not Russian- launched. (OneWeb uses Soyuz.)https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/923206069131841537QuoteCooper @SpaceX to Senate: 2 test sats launch in coming mnths; then full constellation launches 2019-24; service starts at 800 sats ~ 2020-21https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/923201764589006848QuoteCooper tells Senate the @spaceX constellation will have 20 sats visible at any time everywhere over US territory.https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/923213452822360071QuoteCooper @SpaceX: We are not seeking outside investment for the satellite constellation.https://twitter.com/CHenry_SN/status/923208692132188160QuoteSpaceX's Cooper: SpaceX is designing our satellites to be able to maneuver thousands of times in lifetime.
SpaceX's Patricia Cooper: 2 demo sats launching in next few months, then constellation deployment in 2019. Can start service w/ ~800 sats.
Cooper @SpaceX to Senate zings #OneWeb @greg_wyler: Our constellation mainly US parts & US - not Russian- launched. (OneWeb uses Soyuz.)
Cooper @SpaceX to Senate: 2 test sats launch in coming mnths; then full constellation launches 2019-24; service starts at 800 sats ~ 2020-21
Cooper tells Senate the @spaceX constellation will have 20 sats visible at any time everywhere over US territory.
Cooper @SpaceX: We are not seeking outside investment for the satellite constellation.
SpaceX's Cooper: SpaceX is designing our satellites to be able to maneuver thousands of times in lifetime.
Wyler to Senate: O3b is only non-geo satellite network not to have gone bankrupt, illustrating challenges.
After @SpaceX's Cooper tells Senate Connect America Fund shld open to sats, @greg_wyler says OneWeb not interested in CAF 'or other subsidy'
Dankberg of @ViaSat joins @SpaceX's Cooper in criticizing @FCC's Connect America Fund as being biased against satellite broadband.
OneWeb's @greg_wyler returning to charge against @ViaSat & @spaceX talk of Connect America Fund: 'Im lost in all this subsidy talk.'
OneWeb's @greg_wyler: Rwanda is an investor in OneWeb.
Dankberg @ViaSatInc: We don't count on subsidies. But US govt should consider market-distorting effect of subsidies.
Founder @greg_wyler #OneWeb to Senate: We dont care about Connect America Fund & subsidies. And yet.. Here's OneWeb job posting on LinkedIn.
Leverage subsidy programs such as CAF II and USA USF- (within the us).