Silo 51

My fiancée and I were discussing how the Founders could have the technology to build the Silos but not travel into space, when it hit us…

Could the 51st Silo be a satellite or space station (controlling the other 50 as people have said)? It would explain how the communications systems function (by satellite), and it would explain why Bernard said “51, technically.”

Curious to hear thoughts on this. Of course one of the counters is explaining why the silos are all bunched up in the same area.