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Not a professional so take this with a grain of salt but my guess would be weight first and foremost. From what I understand geostationary orbit isn’t cheap to get to and each added kilogram increases cost significantly. These lenses while not incredibly heavy are heavy enough to add a fair amount of cost.



I also doubt these lenses will hold up in a very cold or very hot near-vacuum.




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