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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.10


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 of the Registration Statement of
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated February 10, 1998, on the
financial statements of Gardonville Systems, Inc. as of December 31, 1997, and
for the year then ended which report is included in or made part of the
Registration Statement.


                                        /s/ Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd.
                                        Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd.

St. Paul, Minnesota
July 9, 1999