在贸易展览会上谈及有发展前途的小型卫星不过几年,小型卫星便于1990年出了名。目前,美国航宇局、美国海陆空三军,甚至私营企业都在考虑购买小型卫星和发射小型卫星的专用运载火箭。美国犹他州立大学每年主办一次小型卫星会议。在1987年第一次会议时,每年只发射一二颗小型卫星,但是自去年9月以来,已有13次小型卫星发射。该大学的物理教授吉尔伯特·穆尔说:“我们曾经预言 Talking about promising small satellites at trade fairs In just a few years, small satellites became famous for 1990. At present, NASA, the U.S. Armed Forces, and even the private sector are considering the purchase of small satellites and dedicated launch vehicles that launch small satellites. Utah State University hosts a small satellite conference annually. At the first meeting in 1987, only one or two small satellites were launched each year, but 13 small satellites have been launched since September last year. Gilbert Moore, the university’s physics professor, said: "We used to predict