Editing CubeSat (section)

=== Existing launch systems ===
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative launched more than 46 CubeSats on its ELaNa missions over the several years prior to 2016, and 57 were planned for flight over the next several years.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Galica|first1=Carol|title=NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Selections|url=http://www.nasa.gov/content/cubesat-launch-initiative-selections|publisher=NASA|access-date=18 October 2016|archive-date=23 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023094514/http://www.nasa.gov/content/cubesat-launch-initiative-selections/|url-status=dead}}</ref> No matter how inexpensive or versatile CubeSats may be, they must hitch rides as [[secondary payload]]s on large rockets launching much larger spacecraft, at prices starting around $100,000 as of 2015.<ref name="Dean2015">{{cite news |last=Dean |first=James |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2015/05/16/nasa-seeks-launchers-smallest-satellites/27392049/ |title=NASA seeks launchers for smallest satellites |work=Florida Today |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=2015-05-16 }}</ref> Since CubeSats are deployed by P-PODs and similar deployment systems, they can be integrated and launched into virtually any launch vehicle. However, some launch service providers refuse to launch CubeSats, whether on all launches or only on specific launches, two examples {{asof|2015|lc=y}} were [[International Launch Services|ILS]] and [[Sea Launch]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Space Review: Reusability and other issues facing the launch industry |website=www.thespacereview.com |url=http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2476/1 |access-date=2015-12-21}}</ref>

[[SpaceX]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Commercial launch of SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket a success | author = Stephen Clark | year = 2009 | publisher = Spaceflight Now | url = http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/005/ | access-date = 2010-07-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.citizeninventor.com/news--events/cubesats-launched-with-spacex |title=CubeSATs launched with SpaceX |work=Citizen Inventor |date=18 April 2014 |access-date=2015-05-22 }}</ref> and [[Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation]] (JAMSS)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://spaceflightservices.com/spaceflight-partners-with-japan-manned-space-systems-corporation-jamss-to-launch-eight-cubesats-on-the-jaxa-astro-h-mission/ |title=Spaceflight Partners with Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) to Launch Eight CubeSats on the JAXA Astro-H Mission |work=Spaceflight |date=5 November 2014 |access-date=2015-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309064535/http://spaceflightservices.com/spaceflight-partners-with-japan-manned-space-systems-corporation-jamss-to-launch-eight-cubesats-on-the-jaxa-astro-h-mission/ |archive-date=9 March 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/news/150205_aesp14.html |title=Brazilian AESP-14 CubeSat was deployed from Kibo |work=JAXA |date=5 February 2015 |access-date=2015-05-22 |quote=AESP-14 takes an opportunity of Kibo's paid utilization and is deployed by Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS) at the request of Brazilian Space Agency. }}</ref> are two recent companies that offer commercial launch services for CubeSats as secondary payload, but a launch backlog still exists. Additionally, India's [[ISRO]] has been commercially launching foreign CubeSats since 2009 as secondary payloads. On 15 Feb 2017, ISRO set the world record by launching 103 CubeSats on board its [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] for various foreign companies.<ref>{{cite web |title=ISRO launches CubeSats |work=Indian Space Research Organisation |date=2009 |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/search/cubesat |access-date=2015-05-22 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[ISC Kosmotras]] and [[Eurockot Launch Services|Eurockot]] also offer launch services for CubeSats.<ref>{{cite web |title=FOCUS: CubeSats — A Costing + Pricing Challenge |author=Jos Heyman |year=2009 |url=http://www.satmagazine.com/cgi-bin/display_article.cgi?number=602922274 |publisher=SatMagazine |access-date=2009-12-30}}</ref> SpaceX beat the record in 2021 with the [[Transporter-1 (spaceflight)]] carrying 143 spacecraft to orbit. [[Rocket Lab]] specializes in launching CubeSats on its [[Electron (rocket)|Electron]] from New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news| title=Sky Skimmer: Rocket Lab Sets Date for Lightweight Spacecraft Test Launch| work=Space Daily| url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sky_Skimmer_Rocket_Lab_Sets_Date_for_Lightweight_Spacecraft_Test_Launch_999.html| access-date=22 May 2017| date=May 17, 2017}}</ref>