June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
...was divided between several prominent players: Arianespace, International Launch Services (ILS), ULA, Sea Launch and Land Launch, all of which were oriented towards launching relatively large satellites to geostationary orbit. Meanwhile, Eurockot and...
September 2016
Small launcher market survey
... Technology and Science (conference paper), Nagoya-Aichi, Japan, 2013. 4“Northstar- The Versatile, Green and Safe Launch Service,” Nammo and Andoya Rocket Range (brochure), retrieved from URL: http://andoyaspace.no/wp-content/files/2013/01/NorthStar...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...available on the unrestricted open market. These needed components, systems and other elements, including rocket engines or launch services, may be obtainable from governments or private companies, but are subject to licensing and transfer and export...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
... university project budgets are tight and often require state support. In such a situation, hiring commercial launch services is not an option. Due to technical constraints and limitations on economies of scale, the development and operation costs...
April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
..., will be relieved. The world’s main commercial launch providers are hoping to make up for the shortfall in GEO launches by offering launch services for these new LEO constellations with each launch likely to carry tens of satellites at a time. While...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... (albeit Norway’s Nammo is moving in the direction of a small indigenous launcher) a limited demand for national launch services because of a lack of national satellite manufacturing industries. Based on the evidence to date, the front-runners are...
