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minus-squareuntakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 month agotaken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competition#2010-2020s:_Competition_and_pricing_pressure Launch vehicle estimated payload cost per kg Launch Vehicle Payload cost per kg Vanguard $1,000,000 Space Shuttle $54,500 Electron $19,039 Ariane 5G $9,167 Long March 3B $4,412 Proton $4,320 Falcon 9 $2,720 Falcon Heavy $1,500 this is spacex’s selling point edited for formating
taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competition#2010-2020s:_Competition_and_pricing_pressure
Launch vehicle estimated payload cost per kg
Launch Vehicle Payload cost per kg
Vanguard $1,000,000
Space Shuttle $54,500
Electron $19,039
Ariane 5G $9,167
Long March 3B $4,412
Proton $4,320
Falcon 9 $2,720
Falcon Heavy $1,500
this is spacex’s selling point edited for formating