Looking Forward: Areas To Watch
Business Outcomes
Smallsat ventures continue efforts to prove their business models and generate revenue, with increasing attention on communications
megaconstellations. Macroeconomic factors may have outsized impact on early-stage ventures and influence long-term smallsat market
Communications Megaconstellations
Smallsat telecommunications operators dominated smallsat activity in 2022 and are continuing deployments in 2023. Launch of these large
constellations will influence smallsat activity in the next few years as initial deployments finish and expanded constellations are authorized
Smallsat Launch Options
Smallsats continue to primarily deploy on medium to heavy launch vehicles. Smallsat operators have other launch options including small
launch and rideshare. In addition, dozens of companies continue to develop new small launch vehicles (many <500kg capacity)
Government Use of Smallsats
2023 will likely see first deployments of U.S. national security proliferated architectures. Governments are increasingly seeking to leverage
smallsats or include them in architecture planning to augment existing capabilities
Smallsat Driven GEO/NGSO Integration
Organizations are likely to continue and expand GEO/NGSO integration, possibly through additional merger and acquisition activity, for
optimal routing of traffic based on consumer speed, coverage needs, and unique remote sensing observations/data fusion
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