Ill-Defined Space

The Ill-Defined Space Global Orbital Launch Summary: 2025

Jan 1, 2026 9 min read Report

Another record year of rocket launches and spacecraft deployments.

Sep 28, 2025 5 min read

I have no answers, only more questions, about Europe’s launch rate.

Apr 18, 2025 4 min read

A busy start to 2025 points to more records being broken by the year’s end. Will anyone other than SpaceX make a profit?

Apr 11, 2025 5 min read

To be clear, it's not that the cubesat customers are terrible. At least, I don't think they are. 🤔

Apr 4, 2025 6 min read

So many satellites... Does more mean better products and services? Or is there tunnel vision going on?