[Starlink] a bit more starship news

[Freddie Cash]

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 2:01 PM David P. Reed via Starlink <
starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:

> > Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 14:48:51 -0700 (PDT)
>
> > From: David Lang <david at lang.hm>
> ...
>
> > the V2 mini satllites do not have the same capability as the full V2
> satellites,
> > they are cut down in capacity as well as in size to fit them on a Falcon
> 9.
> >
> > I would not be surprised to see v2 satellites launched on Starship later
> this
> > year.
> >
> > Gwen Shotwell said late last year that they had a quarter of Starlink
> having
> > positive cash flow, and that it's expected to be profitable in 2023
>
> "Quarter of Starlink having positive cash flow" means what exactly? I.'ve
> never heard a quarter of a corporation having positive cash flow as any
> kind of business metric.
>

Meaning, for one fiscal quarter (ie a 3-month period) they made more money
than they spent.  "...they had a quarter of..." means the 3-month period of
the calendar (a quarter), not 25% of the business.  :)


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Freddie Cash
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