From 2011 to 2020, more than 2,000 commercial small satellites have been launched worldwide. The American aerospace company SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, has been the leader operator of small satellites in the past decade with almost 50 percent of the smallsats launched. A small satellite is a satellite of low mass and size, according to the source, usually under 600 kilograms.
Number of commercial small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by leading operators
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Bryce Space and Technology. (August 13, 2021). Number of commercial small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by leading operators [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267478/commercial-small-satellites-launched-worldwide-by-operator/
Bryce Space and Technology. "Number of commercial small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by leading operators ." Chart. August 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267478/commercial-small-satellites-launched-worldwide-by-operator/
Bryce Space and Technology. (2021). Number of commercial small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by leading operators . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267478/commercial-small-satellites-launched-worldwide-by-operator/
Bryce Space and Technology. "Number of Commercial Small Satellites Launched Worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by Leading Operators ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267478/commercial-small-satellites-launched-worldwide-by-operator/
Bryce Space and Technology, Number of commercial small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by leading operators Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267478/commercial-small-satellites-launched-worldwide-by-operator/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Number of commercial small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by leading operators [Graph], Bryce Space and Technology, August 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267478/commercial-small-satellites-launched-worldwide-by-operator/