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by JumpCrisscross 214 days ago
> Curious what this number looks like when you only look at the launch customer market

SpaceX makes 50%+ margins on its launches, which are booked out years in advance, for a reason.

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They're booked out years in advance only in the sense that bookings are sorted out years before the payload is ready to fly. SpaceX has emphasized that they're capable of swapping out Starlink launches with a commercial payload if needed on short notice.
> booked out

How so ?

F9 launches are available anytime a customer wants them. SpaceX will bump down a Starlink launch to accommodate a paying customer, All they would really need would be the payload assembly time?