A contraction in the number of small launch vehicles to serve the satellite market is expected, while demand for rockets will be driven by the commercial sector rather than the US government, the Satellite 2019 conference in US has heard. “We’re not that bullish about the megaconstellations translating into business for small launch,” he said. Les Kovacs , Vector-R and Firefly Aerospace expect to carry out their first launch within a year . only five to seven companies are thought to be developing small satellite launch vehicles, but only five to seven firms are likely to survive, said Virgin Orbit of Firefly Aerospace .
A contraction in the number of small launch vehicles to serve the satellite market is expected, while demand for rockets will be driven by the commercial sector rather than the US government, the Satellite 2019 conference in US has heard. Les Kovacs , Vector-R and Firefly Aerospace expect to carry out their first launch within a year . only five to seven companies are thought to be developing small satellite launch vehicles, but only five to seven firms are likely to survive, said Virgin Orbit of Firefly Aerospace .