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Launch Broker
A company or individual that helps satellite operators find and book space on rockets, often combining smaller payloads onto a single launch.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A Launch Broker is an intermediary entity that facilitates the procurement of launch services for satellite operators by matching payload requirements with available launch vehicle capacity, often aggregating multiple small satellites onto rideshare missions.
BACKGROUND
Space tourism is human space travel for recreational purposes. There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. Tourists are motivated by the possibility of viewing Earth from space, feeling weightlessness, experiencing extremely high speed, and contributing to science.
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- Launch aggregator
- mission integrator
- payload broker
- launch services agent
USAGE NOTE
Launch brokers simplify the complex process of securing a ride to space for small satellite developers.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Launch Broker.
A leading launch services and mission management company. They provide comprehensive rideshare launch services, integrating and launching small satellites on a variety of global launch vehicles.
A German company providing rideshare launch services, mission management, and in-space logistics products for small satellites. They integrate customer satellites onto a wide range of rockets.
An Italian space logistics and transportation company. They operate the ION Satellite Carrier, an orbital transfer vehicle that hosts multiple satellites and deploys them into precise orbits after a single launch, acting as a 'last-mile' delivery service.
Now part of Voyager Space, Nanoracks is a commercial space services company that provides payload deployment from the International Space Station (ISS) and other platforms. They broker access to space for CubeSats, microsatellites, and research payloads.
A U.S. commercial space company that provides in-space transportation and infrastructure services. Their Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle carries multiple customer satellites from a rocket's initial orbit to custom final destinations.
An online platform and service company that acts as a marketplace for satellite launches. They connect satellite operators with available launch capacity from a global network of launch providers through their suite of software tools.
Acquired by Vast, Launcher developed the Orbiter satellite transfer vehicle and deployment system. Orbiter is designed to carry small satellites as part of a rideshare launch and deploy them into custom orbits.
Based in the Netherlands, ISISPACE Launch Services (ISILAUNCH) is a subsidiary of ISISPACE that specializes in launch brokerage for small satellites. They have manifested hundreds of satellites on a wide variety of launch vehicles.