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The vast array of engineering, technology, manpower, and money required to prepare for and execute a spacecraft launch is focused on a single purpose, namely to put an operational payload in space. Often, the payload is simply regarded as the package to be delivered but the nature of this package, in particular its operational requirements, tend to drive the mission constraints as a whole—launch system, spacecraft, telecommunications, etc.

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    At the present time the orbital information for objects greater than 10 cm is publicly available. However, it is widely known that smaller objects are also being monitored but this information is classified and not in the public domain at the time of writing.

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Alexander, D., Murphy, N. (2014). Payload Design and Sizing. In: Macdonald, M., Badescu, V. (eds) The International Handbook of Space Technology. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41101-4_6

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