Le 11/04/2010 21:23, YES NOPE9 a =E9crit :
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART-1
> $170 million dollars
>
> I wonder how much the space craft cost and how much the launch process
> cost ?
>    =

CURRENT COMMERCIAL LAUNCH COSTS TO LOW EARTH ORBIT**

(As published by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments)*

LAUNCHER 	LBS TO LEO 	RANGE OF LAUNCHER COSTS 	PER LB MIN/MAX
PAY.COSTS
Proton 	44,200 	$75-$95 M 	$1697/$2149
Ariane 5 	39,600 	$150-180 M 	$3788/$4545
Sea Launch 	35,000 	$75-$95 M 	$2143/$2714
Zenit 2 	30,000 	$35-$50 M 	$1167/$1667
LM-3B 	29,900 	$50-$70 M 	$1672/$2341
Ariane 4 	21,000 	$100-$125 M 	$4762/$5952
Atlas 2 	19,050 	$90-$105 M 	$4724/$5512
Delta 3 	18,280 	$75-$90 M 	$4103/$4923
Soyuz 	5,400 	$35-$40 M 	$2273/$2597
Delta 2 	11,220 	$45-$55 M 	$4011/$4902
LM-2C 	7,040 	$20-$25 M 	$2841/$3551
Athena 	04,350 	$22-$26 M 	$5057/$5977
Rockot 	04,100 	$12-$15 M 	$2927/$3659
Taurus 	03,100 	$18-$20 M 	$5806/$6452
Pegasus 	03,300 	$12-$15 M 	$3636/$4545
START 	01,543 	$5-$10 M 	$3240/$6481


In a study of 16 launchers, the Zenit-2 was, as of March 18, 2001, the =

lowest cost vehicle for achieving LEO =

<http://wapedia.mobi/en/Low_Earth_orbit> in terms of payload weight per =

launch ($1,167-1,667 per pound or 2,567-3,667 per kg), and one of the =

lowest in terms of total costs per launch ($35-$50 million)

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=3D301
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Zenit_%28rocket_family%29

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