Satellites come in all sizes and shapes. A small satellite or SmallSat is commonly considered to be a satellite that weighs less than 500 kg.
As a basic application of various satellite sizes by mass, the common distinction:
Lower Limit | Upper Limit(kg) | Classification | Examples |
1000 | Large satellites | Hubble Space Telescope / Inmarsat-4A F4 | |
500 | 1000 | Medium satellites | O3b |
0 | 500 | Small satellites | SpaceX StarLink |
CubeSats are smaller yet.