by Bernardo Schneiderman
Los Angeles, Calif., March 1, 2023--The use of small and medium satellites for applications such as remote sensing, observation, communication, and space exploration is expected to drive the growth of the Satellite Launch Vehicle market (SLVM) during the next decade.
Analytics firm BryceTech which issues a quartely update on the launch market, reported that in the 4th quarter of 2022, Smallsats represented 89% of spacecraft launched 39% of total upmass (see graph). The number of satellites launched by application are the following: communications 80%, Remote Sensing 10%, Technology Development 7%, Scientific 1% and others 1%.