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> It's just opex for each launch at this point. Almost...the 2nd stage is one use only. I saw a post on Reddit that estimated that each 2nd stage costs SpaceX
by Diederich 7y ago
> It's just opex for each launch at this point.
Almost...the 2nd stage is one use only. I saw a post on Reddit that estimated that each 2nd stage costs SpaceX about $10M...which is peanuts.
- SEJeff 7y agoThere was an internal SpaceX presentation video which was leaked to r/SpaceX that stated their launch cost to be $30 million per launch. The video was taken down later that day, but that's the currently best known number for how much a fully loaded reusable Falcon 9 launch costs.
- Diederich 7y agoThanks for the reference, I missed that. I know one way or another that SpaceX's internal launch costs are a lot lower than the others. Good stuff.