Izvestia writes briefly about the work of specialists. We are talking about a project to launch small satellites weighing up to 200 kilograms on a regular basis. At the same time, the cost of launches is fixed at $ 1 million. This is the lowest price for launching satellites of this mass.
Russian experts have confirmed the economic return on this project. They took into account the investment in the project, start-up payments, return of the first stage, its maintenance and insurance. Calculations of specialists have shown that by the end of the first year after launch, such a project becomes profitable. Its implementation profitability reaches about 15–20% ”.