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What is the percentage if you exclude their own Starlink launches? Because it is most of what they launch.
by starik36 2y ago
What is the percentage if you exclude their own Starlink launches? Because it is most of what they launch.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoIt doesn't matter. Even if Starlink was, by far, the majority of their launches, it still drives high launch cadence, which drives their R&D far faster than everyone else's. Space industry is vulnerable to the vicious cycle of expensive launches leading to expensive, one-off, high-risk missions, leading to high reliability guarantees, leading to even more expensive launches. High launch cadence is an antidote to that, it makes costs fall all across the board.
- DennisP 2y agoCouldn't find an easy answer but if you're determined, wikipedia has a complete list of launches, mostly with tonnage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_He...
- inemesitaffia 2y agoThere's someone on Ars Technica that keeps stats. SpaceX is No1 by far regardless of starlink