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small‑satellite launch market
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The small‑satellite launch market provides commercial services that place low‑mass payloads—typically under 500 kg, often CubeSats—into orbit via dedicated rockets or rideshare slots, dramatically lowering access costs and spurring constellations for communications and Earth observation. In 2023 Rocket Lab’s Electron launch carried a record 28 small satellites in one mission, illustrating the market’s rapid scalability.