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Spacecraft Deployments Grew 23% in 2023 Despite Broadband Cooldown
![dia’s first successful lunar lander, Chandrayaan-3, sits in a facility before launch. Even though commercial satellites made up the majority of deployments in 2023, civil government payloads increased most rapidly, growing 74% year-over-year. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-18-at-9.39.37-AM-150x150.png)
![dia’s first successful lunar lander, Chandrayaan-3, sits in a facility before launch. Even though commercial satellites made up the majority of deployments in 2023, civil government payloads increased most rapidly, growing 74% year-over-year. Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)](https://www.thespacereport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-18-at-9.39.37-AM.png)
With record launches for the third year running, it’s no surprise that the number of payloads reaching orbit is also skyrocketing. Spacecraft deployed in 2023 grew 23% to 2,891, bringing approximately 1.4 million kg of equipment to space.
Spaceport Development: Progress is Slow, but Global Interest is Strong
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As the pace of small satellite development and global launches continues to accelerate, nations around the world are developing spaceport policies and courting launch providers and other space industries with the intent of expanding their access space.