Smallsat Launches to Hit 850 Annually by 2022, Euroconsult Says
An average of 580 small satellites will be launched annually by 2022 as initial constellations are deployed, Euroconsult said Monday. The numbers should jump to 850 a year in 2027, it said. It said broadband communications will be the biggest…
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application, accounting for close to 3,500 smallsats expected to be launched between now and 2027. It said earth observation smallsats will almost triple, growing 540 to close to 1,400 by 2027. It said information for data collection and narrowband communications for IoT and ADS-B is a growing market, with 850 satellites expected. It said the 7,000 smallsats to be launched between now and 2027 are a $38 billion manufacturing and launch market. It said smallsat launch services are expected to generate $16 billion over the next 10 years.