Dozens of new rocket companies are promising to build scaled-down rockets that can provide quick and easy launches for smallsats. But there’s been a major push in the launch industry to cater directly to the booming smallsat market. Typically, smallsats reach orbit by tagging along with larger, more expensive satellites, and the waiting list can be long and unpredictable. And as they’ve grown more advanced, hoards of businesses have entered the market promising to deliver services using new smallsat technologies. They range in size from as small as a smartphone to as large as a kitchen refrigerator. Smallsats have seen a meteoric rise in popularity over the past few years.
The company said at the time it will dedicate “regularly scheduled” launches of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket to carrying large batches of small satellites, or “smallsats,” rather than focusing on one large, primary payload. SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission was the first in new rideshare program that SpaceX announced in 2019. Space is becoming too crowded, Rocket Lab CEO warns
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