[BC] Failing XM Radio

[RokprtMike at aol.com]

GEO spacecraft isn't something that you have as spares. They build them, launch them, and hopefully sell transponder space on them. In this case they would need an entire spacecraft.
 
Much too expensive.
 
Mike 
 
In a message dated 4/19/2010 9:01:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
>>>>Actually IIRC, they have at least one ready to go and another in
>production. Those costs are already built into their budget. I also
>believe they MUST have a spare ready to go up in the event one suffers a
>failure for timely restoration of service.<<<