Small satellites are a big trend. Drawn by lucrative business prospects, companies and capital around the world are fuelling a sort of smallsat rush. Whether smallsats are likely to deliver on their heady commercial promise remains to be seen. But they are disrupting markets and governments alike, and have emerged as one of the principal driving forces for democratizing the landscape of outer space activities.

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