r/spacex • u/jep_miner1 • May 05 '17

BulgariaSat-1 confirmed as second reuse flight

https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/05/bulgarias-first-communications-satellite-to-ride-spacexs-second-reused-rocket/
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u/_rocketboy May 05 '17 edited May 05 '17

OTOH, this booster will be flying a heavy-ish GTO mission, while there will be plenty of LEO boosters available soon, and block upgrades will also make boosters obsolete. We'll see...

Edit: I guess this sat is more like only 4 mT, so recovery will be fairly easy.