More information has come out about China Satnet’s plans to deploy about 13,000 satellites to “defeat” Starlink’s unwelcome competition. But the numbers don’t add up.
U.S. launch companies are launching more than companies from other nations in 2023–and it’s only five months into the year! The problem is–only two companies are launching.
Europe has a “rocket gap,” and the ESA Director General would like something done about that. Meanwhile, China has a different approach to getting new space station cargo rockets.
There was a time when thousands of smallsats weren't deployed into orbit. The industry structure change caused by smallsats creates other opportunities.