MARKET

SECTOR GROWTH

Starfighters Space is poised to service one of the largest growing economies. Over the past several decades, space and satellite technology has become the invisible foundation of our digital world.

14x Increase 2020 – 20291

38,000+ satellites to be built and launched over the next decade.

5,710 cumulative satellites launched since 20101

~90% of satellites to be launched over the next decade weigh 300kg or less2

$100B+ in launch revenue over the next decade3

Projected satellite launches

1. Based on Euroconsult and Starfighters estimated  2. Euroconsult derived estimates based on 7,015 satellites with a known mass  3. Based on Euroconsult and Starfighters estimate

DILEMMA FOR SMALLSAT OPERATORS: COST vs PAYLOAD

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Rideshare

Purchase of available or underutilized space on larger launch vehicles.

PROS

CONS

BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER: SCALE IMPACTS SERVICE PRICE

Payload – Cost/KG*

Company Vehicle Cost / kg (US$)
Rocket Lab Electron $24,000
Virgin Galactic LauncherOne $24,000
Firefly Alpha $15,000
Russia Soyuz-2.1a $19,900
ArianeSpace* Ariane 5 $10,200
SpaceX* Falcon 9 ¢16,093
SpaceX* Falcon Heavy $18,500
Starfighters STARLAUNCH II (initial) $22,000
Starfighters STARLAUNCH II (scale) $15,000

*Subsidized

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LAUNCH VEHICLE STAGE ANALYSIS

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Fuel costs are 10x cheaper and 2x lighter for a jet vs. rocket propulsion.

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