Current spacecraft deployment forecasts from the forecast pipeline. Annual totals use only rows included in the current rollup.
X-axis is forecast year. Y-axis is the total number of forecasted spacecraft in current rollup rows.
Current forecast rows contributing to the chart above, paginated for scanning.
| Forecast Entry | Operator | Constellation | Manufacturer | Mission | Mass | Launch window | Vehicle | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qianfan / Spacesail annual deployment - launch vehicles TBD | Spacesail | Qianfan / Spacesail | Spacesail supply chain / Gesi Aerospace; future supplier mix TBD |
| communications |
267 kg |
| 2027 |
| 288 |
| Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) |
| Long March 8 / Chinese commercial launchers TBD |
58% |
SDA T2TL annual deployment - Falcon 9 | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 2 Transport Layer | York Space Systems; Rocket Lab; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems | communications | 150 kg | 2027 | 41 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Falcon 9 | 83% |
SES-26 | SES | - | Boeing Satellite Systems | communications | 5,000 kg | 2027 | 1 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (range) | Falcon 9 | 90% |
Spire Lemur annual sustainment replenishment | Spire Global | Spire Lemur | Spire Global | sensing | Unknown | 2027 | 20 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Unknown | 70% |
SPOCK 1 initial SAR deployment 2027 | German Bundeswehr | SPOCK 1 | Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions | earth observation | Unknown | 2027 | 8 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Unknown | 72% |
Starlink Broadband annual deployment - Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Starlink Broadband | SpaceX | communications | 525 kg | 2027 | 1,400 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Falcon 9 | 72% |
Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS annual deployment - Falcon 9 | SpaceX | Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS | SpaceX | communications | 750 kg | 2027 | 250 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Falcon 9 | 80% |
Telesat Lightspeed annual deployment - Falcon 9 | Telesat | Telesat Lightspeed | MDA Space | communications | 750 kg | 2027 | 96 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Falcon 9 | 78% |
Tianqi IoT annual sustainment | Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd. | Tianqi IoT | Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd. | Unknown | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Unknown | 46% |
Tritó | Sateliot | Sateliot 5G-IoT | Sateliot | communications | 160 kg | 2027 | 1 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (range) | MIURA 5 | 66% |
Univity uniShape demonstrator satellites | Univity | Univity uniSky | Unknown | communications | Unknown | 2027 | 2 | Jan 1, 2027 - Jun 30, 2027 (range) | Unknown | 88% |
USSF Resilient MWT MEO annual deployment 2027 | U.S. Space Force | USSF Resilient MWT MEO | Millennium Space Systems | missile warning tracking | Unknown | 2027 | 6 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Unknown | 66% |
Vantor Pulse initial online satellites | Vantor | Vantor Pulse | TBD | earth observation | Unknown | 2027 | 2 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Unknown | 70% |
Xingyun IoT buildout | Xingyun Aerospace | Xingyun IoT | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2027 | 6 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027 (year) | Unknown | 46% |
Axiom Space Mission 5 | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jan 31, 2027 (day) | Falcon 9 FT5 | 80% |
PLATO | European Space Agency | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jan 31, 2027 (day) | Unknown | 80% |
SICRAL 3A | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Feb 28, 2027 (day) | Falcon 9 FT5 | 80% |
Trinity | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 3 | Feb 28, 2027 (day) | Falcon 9 FT5 | 80% |
Gaganyaan-4 | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Mar 31, 2027 (day) | LVM3 | 80% |
Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30) | European Space Agency | Galileo | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Mar 31, 2027 (day) | Ariane 62 | 80% |
Haven-1 | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Mar 31, 2027 (day) | Falcon 9 FT5 | 80% |
Artemis III | NASA | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jun 30, 2027 (day) | Unknown | 80% |
CSG-4 | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jun 30, 2027 (day) | Vega C | 80% |
GPS IIIF SV04 (USSF-88) | U.S. Space Force | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jun 30, 2027 (day) | Unknown | 80% |
ISSA-J1 | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2027 | 1 | Jun 30, 2027 (day) | ASLV | 80% |