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Launch U standard could help ease launch bottleneck for small sats

A small sat standard could help open up access to space for small satellite customers. Source: Aerospace Corp

A newly proposed form factor could help small satellites get to space more easily, but the small sat market may be too mature for widespread adoption of a new standard.

The average mass of satellites launched over the past five years has “downshifted” significantly, according to Carrie O’Quinn, senior project engineer at the Aerospace Corp. “We’re seeing a lot more of these…

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