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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BlackSky Gen-3 annual deployment - Electron | BlackSky | BlackSky Gen-3 | BlackSky Satellite Systems |
| sensing |
55 kg |
| 2028 |
| 2 |
| Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) |
| Electron |
55% |
Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | NASA | Commercial Lunar Payload Services | TBD | science demo | Unknown | 2028 | 5 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 77% |
Deep space exploration rideshare: DESTINY+ | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | - | Boeing | science demo | 500 kg | 2028 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | H3 | 98% |
Dragonfly Titan rotorcraft | Kyushu Institute of Technology | - | Kyushu Institute of Technology | science | 2 kg | 2028 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | Falcon 9 | 88% |
GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | Unknown | Unknown | 2028 | 4 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 43% |
Geely Future Mobility annual buildout | Geely Technology Group | Geely Future Mobility Constellation | GeeSpace / Geely Technology Group | communications | Unknown | 2028 | 36 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 55% |
Genesis mission | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | - | Lockheed Martin | science | 636 kg | 2028 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | Delta 7326-9.5 | 94% |
Globalstar Next-Generation / Apple annual deployment | Globalstar | Globalstar Next-Generation / Apple | MDA | Unknown | Unknown | 2028 | 15 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Falcon 9 | 78% |
Guowang annual deployment | China Satellite Network Group Co., Ltd. (China SatNet) | Guowang | CAST / SECM reported on tracked satellites; future supplier mix TBD | communications | 800 kg | 2028 | 280 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Long March / Chinese launchers TBD | 49% |
Honghu-3 annual buildout 2028 | Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. | Honghu-3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2028 | 240 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 42% |
ICEYE annual deployment - Falcon 9 | ICEYE | ICEYE | ICEYE | sensing | 220 kg | 2028 | 20 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Falcon 9 | 84% |
IRIS2 annual deployment | Eutelsat | IRIS2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2028 | 24 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | null | 78% |
IS-41 | SES | - | TBD | communications | 6,000 kg | 2028 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | Unknown | 67% |
IS-44 | SES | - | TBD | communications | 6,000 kg | 2028 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | Unknown | 67% |
Logos Network annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | Logos Space Services | Logos Network | TBD | communications | Unknown | 2028 | 250 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 42% |
Marble Imaging constellation annual deployment 2028 | Marble Imaging AG | Marble Imaging constellation | TBD European partner | earth observation | Unknown | 2028 | 10 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 72% |
MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone annual deployment 2028 | U.S. Space Force | MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone | TBD proliferated LEO SATCOM provider base | communications | Unknown | 2028 | 60 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 32% |
NRO Proliferated Architecture annual deployment 2028 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NRO Proliferated Architecture | SpaceX / Northrop Grumman (reported architecture partners) | intelligence surveillance reconnaissance | Unknown | 2028 | 45 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 40% |
Nuwa / PIESAT | Piesat Information Technology Co. Ltd (Aerospace Hongtu) | Nuwa / PIESAT | PIESAT Information Technology Co. Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | 2028 | 8 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 60% |
OneWeb LEO extension further order tranche 1 | Eutelsat | OneWeb LEO extension | Airbus Defence and Space | Unknown | Unknown | 2028 | 170 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 80% |
Pelican modeled annual buildout (2028) | Planet | Planet Pelican | Planet | sensing | 200 kg | 2028 | 6 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 62% |
Planet Flock / SuperDove annual replenishment | Planet | Planet Flock / SuperDove | Planet | sensing | Unknown | 2028 | 36 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 72% |
Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo annual deployment 2028 | Amazon Kuiper | Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo | Amazon | communications | Unknown | 2028 | 950 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Unknown | 84% |
Qianfan / Spacesail annual deployment - launch vehicles TBD | Spacesail | Qianfan / Spacesail | Spacesail supply chain / Gesi Aerospace; future supplier mix TBD | communications | 267 kg | 2028 | 360 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (year) | Long March 8 / Chinese commercial launchers TBD | 52% |
Ramses mission | European Space Agency (ESA) | - | OHB Italia | science | Unknown | 2028 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2028 (range) | Unknown | 93% |