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SpaceX Dominated Launch Providers in Q1: BryceTech

SpaceX was by far the busiest space launch provider in Q1, with 21 launches putting up 763 spacecraft, per BryceTech Tuesday. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. did 12 launches in the quarter, putting up 31 spacecraft, it said, and…

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the Indian Space Research Organisation did two launches but put up 39 spacecraft. By country, U.S. launch providers did 27 launches in the quarter, while Chinese launchers did 14, it said. Of the 869 spacecraft launched in Q1 worldwide, 81% were communications satellites -- mostly SpaceX Starlink satellites, it said.