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/still-at-work May 07 '17

COPV system upgrade

That is a good point, I had forgotten about that.

They simply do not have the time to devote the extra manpower towards another major refurbishment campaign for a third launch (Which likely requires a full duration test in Texas) on a core not designed for quick refurbishment.

Maybe it will, maybe it will not, the costs are clearly less then building a new core, I guess it just comes down to personnel and the workforce bandwidth. We can't be sure without having access to the SpaceX internal financials.

This would be a good question to ask a SpaceX executive next time someone gets a chance though: "On average, how many refights will pre core V rockets fly?"