Analysis of the Earth-to-Orbit Launch Market for Nano and Microsatellites Dominic DePasquale1, and A.C. Charania2 SpaceWorks Commercial, Washington, DC, 20006 and Hideki Kanayama3 CSP Japan, Inc., Tokyo 100-0011 Japan and Seiji Matsuda4 IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd., Tomioka, Gunma 370-2398 Japan
Global interest in nano and microsatellites (< 100kg) is increasing. Many nanosatellites (