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I think it was said that the Electron is capable of carrying something like 97% of all satellites launched last year.
by northwest65 8y ago
I think it was said that the Electron is capable of carrying something like 97% of all satellites launched last year.
- Retric 8y agoActual communication satilies are still several tons. Cube sats are 1kg and you can toss hundreds of them with a tiny rocket. Thus the median satilite is light, but most payload capacity is taken up with big satellites.