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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-4 CubeSats | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | - | JAXA / selected academic and industrial teams | science demo | 3 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027 (range) |
| Unknown |
76% |
Intelsat 5G software-defined GEO network annual deployment | Intelsat | Intelsat 5G software-defined GEO network | Thales Alenia Space | communications | 4,000 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 71% |
IRIDE annual buildout 2026 | Agenzia Spaziale Italiana | IRIDE | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 15 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 89% |
Jilin-1 annual deployment toward 300-satellite constellation | Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. (CGSTL) | Jilin-1 | Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. (CGSTL) | sensing | Unknown | 2026 | 74 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 78% |
LEO active debris removal demonstration mission | OneWeb | OneWeb | Airbus | communications | 148 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Unknown | 64% |
LVM3 commercial launch service missions for unidentified payloads | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | - | NSIL / ISRO | other | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2038 (range) | Unknown | 61% |
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | - | JAXA | science | 3,300 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2027 (range) | H3 | 90% |
Meteosat Third Generation imaging constellation | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) | Meteosat Third Generation | Thales Alenia Space | sensing | 3,600 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Ariane 62 | 90% |
Metop Second Generation B1 | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) | Metop Second Generation | Airbus Defence and Space | sensing | 4,100 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Unknown | 95% |
Moonlight Lunar Pathfinder precursor | European Space Agency (ESA) | Moonlight | Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) | communications | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Unknown | 91% |
MTG-I2 launch | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) | Meteosat Third Generation | Thales Alenia Space | sensing | 3,600 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Ariane 6 | 93% |
NavIC second-generation satellite NVS-03 | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | NavIC / NVS series | ISRO | navigation | 2,250 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | GSLV | 79% |
Nuwa / PIESAT | Piesat Information Technology Co. Ltd (Aerospace Hongtu) | Nuwa / PIESAT | PIESAT Information Technology Co. Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | 2026 | 6 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 61% |
NVS series remaining second-generation NavIC satellites | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) | NavIC / NVS series | ISRO | navigation | 2,250 kg | 2026 | 2 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | GSLV | 73% |
O3b mPOWER final three satellites | SES | O3b mPOWER | Boeing Satellite Systems | communications | 5,000 kg | 2026 | 3 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Falcon 9 | 98% |
Owl tech demo and follow-on Owl production batches | Planet | Owl | Planet | sensing | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2038 (range) | Unknown | 80% |
Pelican 2026 launched batch | Planet | Planet Pelican | Planet | sensing | 200 kg | 2026 | 3 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2038 (range) | Unknown | 88% |
Planet Flock / SuperDove annual replenishment | Planet | Planet Flock / SuperDove | Planet | sensing | Unknown | 2026 | 36 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 72% |
Planet-owned Pelican satellites for Sweden | Planet | Planet Pelican | Planet | sensing | 200 kg | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | Unknown | 72% |
Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo annual deployment 2026 | Amazon Kuiper | Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo | Amazon | communications | Unknown | 2026 | 650 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Unknown | 84% |
PWSA Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | - | York Space Systems | communications | 150 kg | 2026 | 11 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Unknown | 84% |
Qianfan / Spacesail annual deployment - launch vehicles TBD | Spacesail | Qianfan / Spacesail | Spacesail supply chain / Gesi Aerospace; future supplier mix TBD | communications | 267 kg | 2026 | 216 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | Long March 8 / Chinese commercial launchers TBD | 72% |
Rivada Outernet remaining Phase One spares and/or late Phase One satellites | Rivada Space | Rivada Outernet | TBD | communications | Unknown | 2026 | 12 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (range) | Falcon 9 | 72% |
SatCo European mid-band constellation | AST Space Mobile | SatCo | AST SpaceMobile / Vodafone JV | communications | Unknown | 2026 | 1 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2038 (range) | Unknown | 67% |
Sateliot 5G-IoT annual deployment | Sateliot | Sateliot 5G-IoT | Alén Space | communications | Unknown | 2026 | 5 | Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026 (year) | MIURA 5 | 79% |