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Traditionally, large satellites are configured on the ground for specific tasks that cannot be changed after launch, even if market demands evolve.


I don't agree with that. When I worked for a major satellite manufacturer, the satellites would often launch with just basic capabilities and the final operational software would be uploaded once it was in orbit. That way, the software could continue to be developed while the satellite hardware was dealt with, decoupling the launch schedule from the software development schedule.

The whole point of a communication satellite that has a 15 to 20 year (or more) lifetime is that it can be configured as requirements change and as hardware fails on the satellite -- that was the part I was working on, testing different end-of-life failures of the high power amplifiers and being able to switch to spares -- one of many things that can be reconfigured once in orbit.
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