Comment by xmcqdpt2

I think it’s cheaper for student groups. If you google “student club sends satellite” you get a bunch of examples,

https://globalnews.ca/news/9818771/university-of-saskatchewa...

https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/09/16/satellite-developme...

https://www.utoronto.ca/news/launch-its-first-satellite-stud...

etc