In 2022, the number of small satellites launched worldwide amounted to 2,304, which represented an increase of around 32.2 percent in comparison to the smallsats launched a year earlier. A small satellite is a satellite of low mass and size, according to the source, usually under 600 kilograms.
Number of small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2022
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Satellite connectivityBryce Space and Technology. (February 6, 2023). Number of small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267439/small-satellites-launched-worldwide/
Bryce Space and Technology. "Number of small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2022." Chart. February 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267439/small-satellites-launched-worldwide/
Bryce Space and Technology. (2023). Number of small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267439/small-satellites-launched-worldwide/
Bryce Space and Technology. "Number of Small Satellites Launched Worldwide from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267439/small-satellites-launched-worldwide/
Bryce Space and Technology, Number of small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267439/small-satellites-launched-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of small satellites launched worldwide from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], Bryce Space and Technology, February 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1267439/small-satellites-launched-worldwide/