Impact of SpaceX rideshare on small sat launchers market

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Falcon 9 rideshare availability maybe not so elastic after all?

“The market is fairly tight right now,” he said. Scout explored the possibility of booking a ride on a SpaceX Transporter smallsat rideshare, but would have had to wait more than a year for an available slot. ABL, on the other hand, has committed to launching the Owlet mission before the end of the year.

I wonder how that panned out for them.

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Falcon 9 rideshare availability maybe not so elastic after all?

“The market is fairly tight right now,” he said. Scout explored the possibility of booking a ride on a SpaceX Transporter smallsat rideshare, but would have had to wait more than a year for an available slot. ABL, on the other hand, has committed to launching the Owlet mission before the end of the year.

I wonder how that panned out for them.

The payload is described as a 16U cubesat, which would certainly fit on an Electron. However, they may have planned on ridesharing on that ABL launch, and can't afford a full dedicated Electron launch.