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The fuel costs about half a million. Beyond that it's mostly people's times and materials they have stockpiled for economies of scale. I would guess the lost
by fooker 3y ago
The fuel costs about half a million.
Beyond that it's mostly people's times and materials they have stockpiled for economies of scale.
I would guess the lost satellites cost a bit more to manufacture that to launch in a reused Falcon 9.
- elihu 3y agoDon't they waste the upper stage on Falcon 9 launches? (That being one of the reasons they want to transition to using Starship.)
- 6nf 3y agoThe fairings alone add another million. The whole upper stage is not re-used at all.
- onethought 3y agoThey recover the fairings.