On the face of it these are not good times for satellite operators’ ambitions to play a major role in 5G, even without the COVID-19 effect. The virus was merely a scapegoat for the demise of OneWeb and clearly played no role in Leosat’s folding in November 2019. Both these companies were in the risky and crowded area of LEO (Low Earth Orbiting) satellites, attempting to build global constellations to provide ubiquitous Internet coverage with special reference to 5G. Although their demise has shaken the industry and discouraged investors, it seems merely to have emboldened those left in the LEO field, notably Elon Musk‘s rocket company SpaceX with its Starlink, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper. So far, Starlink has launched 300 satellites with…