Starbases and Satellites useless

[God Emperor]

I have developed pretty much the same views as Jason regading satellites.

I tend to sit off at long range and destroy them with capital missiles. Later, once PD weapons become available, they become useful when used in large numbers. How many do you satellite builders usually build at a time?

I like the idea of the shipyard station station and the cloaked satellites. Does any one ever retrofit old transports as carriers? They are 1 mp slower of course but still quite useful..