Communications — market benchmark
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669products
184listing sources
$2,390median published price (n=14)
Technical parameters
| Parameter | typical rangemiddle half of the market | median | distributionbar = middle half, line = full spread | stated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass, kg | 0.111 – 11.9 | 0.5 | 242 of 669 | |
| Power, W | 2 – 22 | 7 | 193 of 669 | |
| Gain, dB | 5 – 26.3 | 15.5 | 116 of 669 | |
| Lead time, mo | 1.19 – 12 | 4 | 59 of 669 | |
| Design life, yr | 3 – 15 | 5 | 91 of 669 | |
| TRL | 8 – 9 | 9 | 96 of 669 | |
| Radiation tolerance, krad | 10 – 38 | 20 | 18 of 669 | |
| Largest dimension, mm | 90 – 137 | 98 | 147 of 669 | |
| Data rate, Mbps | 2 – 2 500 | 400 | 77 of 669 | |
| Published price, USD eq. | $2,390 – $6,358 | $2,390 | 14 of 669 |
Who lists the most in this category
Glavkosmos · 58 ISS Reshetnev · 40 Triad RF Systems · 30 Anywaves · 23 GomSpace · 21 SkyFox Labs s.r.o. · 18 AAC Clyde Space · 15 Emhiser Research · 15
Methodology. Statistics are computed from normalized specifications of catalogued products (subcategories included). The typical range is the middle half of the market — a quarter of products sit below it and a quarter above — which describes the ordinary article better than the extremes: a category may hold both a 12 g separation nut and a 120 kg dispenser. “Stated by” is how many catalogued products carry the parameter at all; rows marked thin rest on fewer than twelve and should be read as an indication. Prices are supplier-published list prices converted to USD at fixed rates (EUR 1.08, GBP 1.27); most space hardware is priced on request, so price coverage is partial by nature. Lead times are parsed from supplier-stated availability. License: CC BY 4.0 — free to cite with a link. Cite as “NewSpace Market Intelligence, retrieved 2026-09-05” (dataset updated continuously).