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<p>There are now nearly 12,000 satellites orbiting Earth. What does it cost to put them there, and how do they make money? Zachary Crockett launches an investigation.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://www.tmfassociates.com/aboutus.html">Tim Farrar</a>, president of TMF Associates.</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-jewett-9095b982/">Rachel Jewett</a>, managing editor of Via Satellite.</li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/raise-access-to-space-and-connectivity-through-geostationary-small-satellites/">How geostationary small satellites are providing strategic access to space</a>," by Steve Collar <i>(World Economic Forum,</i> 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://sia.org/news-resources/state-of-the-satellite-industry-report/">State of the Satellite Industry Report</a>," (<i>Satellite Industry Association,</i> 2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/20...