Context: 50-60% are just LEO sats with a 4-5 year lifespans. 100 of the 2025 launches are just Starlink. Historical average rides around 90-100 launches per year pre-leo internet sats.
Unless internet sats move to a higher orbit (which comes with downsides of needing to bring along deorbit means given how crowded graveyard parking orbits are getting), this launch cadence will need to be maintained or the LEO sat companies even with the impressive Hall effect thruster ISP will have a bad time.
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Context: 50-60% are just LEO sats with a 4-5 year lifespans. 100 of the 2025 launches are just Starlink. Historical average rides around 90-100 launches per year pre-leo internet sats.
Unless internet sats move to a higher orbit (which comes with downsides of needing to bring along deorbit means given how crowded graveyard parking orbits are getting), this launch cadence will need to be maintained or the LEO sat companies even with the impressive Hall effect thruster ISP will have a bad time.