Opinion: Why Are Satellites So Expensive?
Credit: Orbion Space Technology
As a space industry professional, I share pride in the great strides our industry has made to reduce the cost of small satellites over the past 10 years. Highly performative commercial small satellites in the 100-300-kg-mass (220-660-lb.) range can be purchased for $5 million. This is tremendous...
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