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Buying a launch used to cost around 60 million or so, that would still leave you with only 2 million dollar to build and operate one satellite. The costs to Spa
by danbruc 3y ago
Buying a launch used to cost around 60 million or so, that would still leave you with only 2 million dollar to build and operate one satellite. The costs to SpaceX are certainly lower, especially for reused ones, but still makes me wonder how cheap the satellites are.
- ericpauley 3y agoAllegedly[1] the satellites themselves are quite cheap. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/qurjn7/cost_to_build_starlink_satellites/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/qurjn7/cost_to_bu...
- asadotzler 3y agoThe cost of the sats on a launch is about the same cost as the launch itself I suspect. Probably about 20-25 million for each.