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There is almost no elasticity in current market: DOD, NASA and traditional GTO comsat launches are few in number and not particularly sensitive to price. Payloa
by kanox 6y ago
There is almost no elasticity in current market: DOD, NASA and traditional GTO comsat launches are few in number and not particularly sensitive to price. Payloads routinely cost several times the price of a launch so cheaper launches have little impact.
The satellite service business is much larger than the launch business and this is why SpaceX is attempting to enter.
- mlyle 6y ago> Payloads routinely cost several times the price of a launch so cheaper launches have little impact. Little immediate impact. Of course, if launch gets way cheaper, the things you do to maximize longevity, fault-tolerance, and mass efficiency start to matter less... That is, payloads are expensive in part because launch is expensive.