Prospects for the Small Satellite Market, 9th edition

A global supply and demand analysis of government, commercial and academic satellites up to 500 kg.

Additional information

Edition

2023

Membership

Classic, Premium, Classic Additional License, Premium Additional License, Classic Corporate, Premium Corporate

Description

Prospects for the Small Satellite Market provides an in-depth analysis of market drivers, supply and demand and provides information on seven different smallsat applications, six types of orbits and five mass categories with a major review of telecom mega-constellations. The report includes a comprehensive assessment of all small satellite (<500 kg) constellations and operators, including but not limited to a review of all China smallsat stakeholders and of the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture layers, among many other constellations and projects. Key smallsat trends are presented including the impact of the pandemic and war in Ukraine as well as their consequences e.g., high inflation and supply chain disruptions affecting not only the smallsat market, but the entire space sector and world economy.

Key Features

  • Updated Smallsat Database for the past decade and for the next 10 years.
  • Consolidated figures for three metrics (units, mass, value) over two decades, including Novaspace’s forecast for the next decade broken down by application, orbit, operator type, mass category, region of the operator as well as integrator and launch provider, type of integrator, type of launcher, and much more
  • Demand analyzed per mass category, operator type and region, satellite application, and much more
  • Chapters dedicated to manufacturing & launch supply as well as past supply & demand equilibrium, i.e., the small satellite market
  • Dedicated content on the impact of the war in Ukraine
  • Dedicated content on the impact of the pandemic with a focus on the consequences of high inflation and supply chain issues on the market and on our forecast
  • Reviewed mega-constellation forecast focusing on Starlink and GuoWang
  • Smallsat market drivers covering industry trends, constellation rationale and challenges, sustainability of demand, policy, technology, and financial aspects of the smallsat sector
  • Improved content on performance improvements enabled by the smallsat form factor (focus on Satcom and Earth observation use cases and metrics)
  • Focus on vertical integration and market shares which are captive of an integrator or of a launch provider due to vertical integration (in-house manufacturing and/or launch), impact assessment on the market which remains open and market shares captive of a region, country or company
  • Detailed analysis of smallsat demand with specific content on each market segment: by mass category, by application, by region of the operator, by status of the operator
  • Profiles of main commercial smallsat integrators
  • Past market shares by integrator and launch service providers
  • Future backlog by integrator and launch service provider plus open and captive market for the next decade
  • Regional distribution of past manufacturing and launch supply and demand
  • Section dedicated to electric propulsion, rationale, challenges, case study
  • Section dedicated to launch brokers and last mile logistics

New in Current Edition

  • Updated Constellation Database and Launcher Database exclusively for Premium subscribers  
  • New content on constellations, including Navigation and Direct to Phone constellations 
  • Reviewed assessment and forecast of mega-constellations, notably for Starlink and GuoWang, resulting in significant growth for the Satcom application and ever-increasing market shares for mega-constellations. 
  • New content on financial results and manufacturing and launch suppliers 
  • Reviewed and refined pricing model for both manufacturing and launch, with a focus on inflation-driven cost and price increases caused by the pandemic, war in Ukraine, and supply chain issues
  • New content on electric propulsion, smallsat mega-factories and satellite as a service suppliers 
  • Reviewed forecast based on the economic situation, COVID-19 impact, and the availability of capital 
  • New content on micro and small launchers, launcher benchmark expanded to medium launchers as well as new entrants  
  • Updated mini profiles of commercial smallsat integrators  

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Pricing

Classic

Single team*

€ 6 000
Corporate**
Unlimited users
€ 13 500

In-depth analysis of small satellite market drivers, supply and demand with information on seven applications, six orbit types and five mass categories with a major review of telecom mega-constellations.

Database covering historical data from the past 10 years and forecasts for the next 10 years, with details on units, mass, and value for manufacturing and launch services.

Forecast for the next decade broken down by application, orbit, operator type, mass category, operator region, as well as integrator and launch provider, type of integrator, type of launcher and more.

Premium

Single Team*

€ 8 500
Corporate**
Unlimited users
€ 16 000

All classic options

Smallsat constellation database includes more than 440 projects tracked individually, featuring many parameters such as mass, orbit, number of satellites to be launched, type and region of operator and prime integrator, funding status, etc.

Dedicated presentation session by Novaspace expert.

*The product is licensed only for a team working together on a project at the same site in the same company. 
**The product is licensed for use throughout the company. The information contained in the report files may be placed on the company Intranet for use of employees throughout the company, from multiple teams, at multiple sites.

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