DISH Network's AMC-14 satellite may not be totally lost

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Xyzzy @ Mar 17th 2008 7:56PM

How much does it cost Dish and DirecTV to launch a sat (including the cost of the sat itself)?

I did a quick Google search for it but didn't see anything about the cost.

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Yubastard @ Mar 17th 2008 8:15PM

I would guess from 40 to 100 million? per sat AND launch service. Some say @ about $20,000 per pound or Kg, don't remember exactly, but to take a human that high would take 20 million or so. I guess a sat that can broadcast to a whole continent might cost around 20 million? vibration and radiation proof and all...

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Steve @ Mar 18th 2008 4:11AM

Nothing. Customers pay for it. Haven't you seen one of their bills before.

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Jeremy W @ Mar 18th 2008 4:09AM

I have seen my DirecTV bill, which is way less than the closest equivalent cable service. I say "closest equivalent" because neither of the two cable companies in my city come close to matching DirecTV's HD channel lineup.

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