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Establishing high-bandwidth communication links from satellite clusters down to Earth presents its own challenges. Atmospheric turbulence, beam tracking, and satellite mobility require advanced ground station technology and adaptive optics to maintain stable, low-latency connections essential for AI workloads.
Economic and Logistical Challenges
While launch costs have decreased over the years, deploying hundreds or thousands of satellites remains expensive. However, projections suggest that as cumulative payloads double, launch costs could fall to around $200 per kilogram by the mid-2030s, making space-based AI infrastructure more financially viable.