... undertaking may conclude that the exercise is more challenging from a business standpoint. The United Kingdom’s established smallsat manufacturing industry, multiple launch vehicle developments and space supply chain help make up for the lack...
... needs in underserved 5G areas and extending services to satellites and space stations. Lego-satellites, small and robust smallsats launched in stacks and assembled in space by robotic operations to perform as large objects but spreading the risk and...
...vehicle designed with reusable first stages and payload fairings. Smallsats have always been the Cinderella of the market, with... of Rocket Lab, soon to be joined by other smallsat launch specialists like Firefly and Astra, this market also looks...
... been identified by those within the space industry, there is a lack of availability of primary payloads, with some smallsat customers waiting 18 months before a suitable launch vehicle becomes available. There is also increasing momentum around the...
... is attributed to high-volume imagery sales and an increased focus on analytics from medium- and high-resolution imagery. Smallsat constellations like these increasingly need to operate at higher data rates and require global ground station coverage...
... potential of small satellite systems, missions and applications, further stimulating the market, supply chain and wider smallsat ecosystem. These developments allowed missions to be implemented for a much lower cost than traditional large satellites...