RPPI
Market analysis, methodology deep-dives, and insights on space launch economics.
The opacity problem in launch pricing, comparisons to commodity indices, and why a benchmark matters for insurers, investors, and operators.
How rideshare missions are booked, priced, and executed — integration flow, dispenser economics, mass budgets, and the role of brokers.
An accessible explainer of the methodology — data sources, weighting, outlier control, the daily fix, and confidence scoring.
Six years of pricing data — Falcon 9 reuse impact, new entrants, rideshare vs dedicated divergence, and what the forward curve suggests.
Why launch pricing needs forward curves and tradable risk management tools — with lessons from GPU compute and traditional commodity markets.
Concrete examples of how satellite operators could use RPPI-based swaps, caps, and basis trades to lock in launch pricing.
The five-stage roadmap from benchmark to exchange-traded derivatives, with a real-time case study in GPU compute.
GPU compute went from bilateral opacity to exchange-traded futures in 15 months. Here’s what the launch market can take from that playbook.