I wonder if it's possible to insure payloads against disasters likeI wonder if it's possible to insure payloads against disasters like that? And if so, what the premium would be? that? And if so, what the premium would be?
Relying on a poor memory here but
I think each stage of a launch is insurable and the premium, for the satellite, will depend on the level of risk involved, because of the very nature of rocket launches the insurers will require a premium that assumes a total loss of the satellite. (Would be interesting to know if there will be any worthwhile salvage from this incident).
Don't know very much at all about rocketery but, if a test involving the live firing of the rocket is required, would it not be prudent to carry out this test before the valuable satellite is placed on top?
