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Satellite launch queues stretch into years as rocket capacity lags

Original: Need a rocket to launch your bright shiny new satellite? Get in line and take a number. Your launch may be years away. A

Space industry commentators are highlighting a growing bottleneck: demand for satellite launches now far exceeds available rocket capacity, with operators facing waits that could stretch years. One discussion points out that too few launches are planned over the next five years, a problem that also affects ambitious projects such as orbital data centers, which depend on frequent, affordable access to orbit.

Why now: Rapid growth in satellite demand, including data center concepts in orbit, is colliding with limited launch capacity.

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• Need a rocket to launch your bright shiny new satellite? Get in line and take a number. Your launch may be years away. And, orbital data centers (and others) already have a major PROBLEM that not many people are talking about - namely, TOO FEW rocket launches over the next 5… · BrentD@techhub.social · 2

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