Payload brokers say launch prices have halved in four years, which is quietly reshaping what small satellite companies attempt.
What we know
Reporters spoke to officials, operators and analysts directly involved, and reviewed documents published this week. Figures quoted in this piece are the most recent available and will be updated as new data lands.
The interesting question is no longer what the model can do, but who is accountable when it gets it wrong.
What happens next
Expect the useful features to arrive quietly in updates rather than on a stage. The marketing will follow a year later.
