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While originally a [[Federal government of the United States|US government]]-centric option for government-owned launches—where secondary payload slots were often given away by whatever allocation means a government agency might choose—an entire market has [[emergence|emerged]] over time to take advantage of the lower cost of access to space through secondary payload opportunities.<ref name=swma2014/>
The small satellite segment of the satellite launch industry has been growing rapidly in recent years. Development activity has been particularly high in the 1–50 kg size range. In the 1–50 kg range alone, there were fewer than 15 satellites launched annually in 2000 to 2005, 34 in 2006, then fewer than 30 launches annually during 2007 to 2011. This rose to 34 launched in 2012, and 92 small satellites launched in 2013.<ref name=swma2014>{{cite report |title=2014 Nano/Microsatellite Market Assessment |date=January 2014 |series=annual market assessment series |pages=18 |url=http://www.sei.aero/eng/papers/uploads/archive/SpaceWorks_Nano_Microsatellite_Market_Assessment_January_2014.pdf |accessdate=22 March 2014 |publisher=SEI |___location=Atlanta, Georgia |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222211907/http://www.sei.aero/eng/papers/uploads/archive/SpaceWorks_Nano_Microsatellite_Market_Assessment_January_2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2023, 2,304 small satellites were launched, an 18% increase from 2022
=== United Launch Alliance ===
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