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.
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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 July 22, 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 July 22, 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: July 22, 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 July 22, 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/