Software-Defined Satellite Deployments Taking Off: ABI
The number of software-defined satellites in orbit is expected to soar from over 300 in 2024 to more than 10,000 by 2031, ABI Research said Thursday. The software-defined satellites in orbit now are mostly from Iridium, Spire Global and Iceye…
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and represent about 3% of total active satellite deployments, ABI said. Pointing to Amazon's Kuiper, SpaceX, Globalstar and Chinese mega constellations, it said software-defined satellites will represent 26% of active deployments by 2031.