Satellite News

International Launch Services (ILS) announced a product line extension of the Proton Briz M commercial launch vehicle designed to expand the addressable GEO market for cost effective launch solutions in the small and medium satellite class range (3 to 5 metric tons).

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced a new service called RapidLaunch for its Atlas V rocket, which according to the company provides the customer the fastest schedule from the initial order to launch service in the industry.

According to the 19th edition of the report Satellites to be Built & Launched (over the next ten years), Euroconsult anticipates that 145 satellites with launch mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year by 2025 for government agencies and commercial organisations worldwide. When including satellites smaller than 50 kg and the two mega constellations of OneWeb and SpaceX, the total would grow precipitously to 9,000 units (vs. 1,480 launched in the past ten years).