Everyone in the United States is getting onboard the small satellite train. By everyone I mean commercial interests, governments, universities and even high school students. By one estimate, 210 satellites weighing less than 110 pounds will be launched this year, to do such things as map the Earth, expand broadband access and track packages on shipping vessels. That’s up from just 25 launches in 2010. The number is expected to double again in five years.

With so many satellites launching, customers are going to need equipment in order to carry them. This is where space savers come in. With the decreasing cost of constructing and launching small satellites, companies and people need carriers for these satellites. These satellites or savers are ways to carry the small satellites into space when they are launched. In previous articles, I had discussed the growing customization of different ways to optimize the launch of specific satellites especially those interested in reserving their seats on the trips to space. Now more carriers are being constructed in order to carry the rising demand of small satellites.