Tap-Sa - 23/3/2006 4:51 AM Anyone know what Pegasus launch costs these days? With total of 75kg payload are we talking six digit $/kg figures here?
Can't use the 75kg as a yardstick for comparisons.
The adapter that held the 3 spacecraft is charged as payload weight (70kg). Also the spacecraft orbit had a retro inclination (105 degrees) and high apogee (4500 km), which reduced the mass to orbit.