Zhukov-74 t1_it78b6k wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:13 PM

India is probably quite happy that Europe is unable to get Ariane 6 ready for launch.

However i do wonder if Ariane 6 will undercut GSLV Mark 3 in 2024.

Aizseeker t1_it7gy1w wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:18 PM

It all down to the prices and availability.

Zhukov-74 t1_it7iuhq wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:31 PM

And how much each Rocket can carry per launch.

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toodroot t1_it8hnc4 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:23 PM

India uses Ariane to launch satellites too massive for India's rockets.

toodroot t1_ite4fkk wrote on October 22, 2022 at 11:15 PM

OneWeb is paying $121 million per GSLV 3 launch, and A64 can carry a lot more satellites per launch.

Edit: and if you look at the r/ISRO thread, now it appears that one newspaper got it wrong, and the launches were $60mm each.

SpaceInMyBrain t1_itakuap wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:59 AM

Labor and other costs are always higher in Europe. Plus the political distribution of work makes for inefficiencies and unnecessary transport costs. Add the complex ESA bureaucracy on top of that and it's hard to see how India and ISRO can't undercut ESA, even if ISRO does involve the government.