According to Euroconsult’s 2016 forecast of the space market, 145 satellites with launch mass over 50kg will be launched on average each year by 2025 for government agencies and commercial organizations worldwide. When including satellites smaller than 50kg and the two mega constellations of OneWeb and SpaceX, the total for the decade would grow precipitously to 9,000 units (vs. 1,480 launched in the past ten years).
The 1,450 satellites over 50kg to be launched over 2016-2025 should represent a market of $250 billion for the space industry to build and launch. A price decrease is visible in this core market of the industry, driven by 11 commercial constellations using 370 small satellites to be deployed into low or medium Earth orbits for communication or Earth observation.
New in the 2016 Edition
- Retrospective analysis of Euroconsult’s forecast matching with satellite reality over the past 16 years
- Market share of the satellites of the report relative to the cubesat and mega-comsat constellation
- New data series in Excel files
- New format & layout
Key Trends, Drivers & Forecasts
- Exclusive 10-year forecasts including breakdown by customer & by orbit, with number & mass of satellites to be manufactured & launched, plus market value (manufacturing & launch services)
- Review of strategic issues from both supply (industry) & demand (customers) perspectives
- Detailed demand database for commercial (order book) and government satellites (forecasts) including: application, launch date, launch mass, satellite platform, manufacturer, launch provider
For each satellite, the following information is provided
- Name of the satellite
- Year of launch
- Name and country of the operator
- Application of the satellite
- Orbit of the satellite
- Satellite manufacturer
- Satellite bus
- Design lifetime of the satellite
- Launch mass of the satellite
- Launch service provider
- Launch vehicle