# Is SpaceX Overcharging? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 30, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spacex-overcharging/1012328 "2024-12-30T05:07:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spacex-overcharging/1012328/33 "2025-01-04T21:56:32Z")
> [@I don't know how to think of SpaceX anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-to-think-of-spacex-anymore/1010167/61): > > > [@I don't know how to think of SpaceX anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-to-think-of-spacex-anymore/1010167/61): > > > > But we do know what SpaceX charges for Falcon flights and I doubt they’re doing it at a loss. > > to which was replied To be clear, the Transporter missions are different from the standard list price ones. You can get your own Falcon 9 ride for $70M, and that’s what it’ll actually cost **if** you use the standard payload adapter and don’t require any extra services. But the Transporter missions are priced by the kilogram. It’s a pretty good price–around $6000/kg instead of the $4000/kg for the full rocket. Not a bad premium for a rideshare. SpaceX doesn’t always fill out the whole rocket, though. Out of the ~17 tons available, maybe they only sell a few tons. At 2.5 tons, they’re only making $15M. At that level, it’s probably a loss or close to it. But as I mentioned, the whole point is to operate it like a bus that leaves on a regular schedule, so some of the value is in the fact that you can depend on a certain launch date and make plans around that. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-spacex-overcharging/1012328)._