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Pegasus XL is a private launcher (NASA is the customer), and it's not cost-effective. It costs nearly as much as a Falcon 9 for a much smaller payload. I'm not
by greglindahl 10y ago
Pegasus XL is a private launcher (NASA is the customer), and it's not cost-effective. It costs nearly as much as a Falcon 9 for a much smaller payload.
I'm not sure where the India reference came from? The EU and Japan both operate smaller launchers. A couple of startups are getting close to their first launch, too.
- partycoder 10y agoI see. I made the wrong assumption then that sending 8 satellites from a rocket that gets some help from a plane (requiring less propellant/size) was more cost-effective. Thanks for clarifying.