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they are not an order of magnitude lower. when you make comments like that you're not trying to have a serious dialogue.
by shaklee3 4y ago
they are not an order of magnitude lower. when you make comments like that you're not trying to have a serious dialogue.
- grecy 4y agoHow much are spaceX paying for a launch? How much does Immarsat of Iridium pay for a launch?
- shaklee3 4y agoSpaceX sells a launch to customers for $50-70M. they make an estimated 10-30% profit, depending on your source and whether the rocket is reused. that is nowhere near an order of magnitude.
- grecy 4y agoAre SpaceX selling launches to Immarsat and Iridium? Who are they buying launches from? How much are they paying for those launches?
- shaklee3 4y agoyes, SpaceX sells launches to anyone who will buy them since it's their only profitable business at the moment. this is why viasat is using them to launch this year or next. I just gave you the cost, and it's public on their website too.
- _Tev 4y agoJust FYI GTO sats' launch costs on the higher end of that range when buying from SpaceX (if not higher), while Starlink launches had internal cost 30M BEFORE current very high launch rate, which will bring costs down more. So not quite an order of magnitude, but 5 times difference in launch costs should already be achievable. And Starship will bring another 5-10 times cost reduction when measured per kg, even when you assume pessimistic mass margins and costs / launch rates.
- shaklee3 4y agothe only data I'm aware of has a starlink launch around $25M, and a geo launch is around $70M. if you have newer numbers please point to the source. starship won't be around anyone soon, and they need the money now.