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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonardo Space Guardian 15 - TBD sensor | Leonardo | Space Guardian | TBD | sensing |
Unknown |
| 2029 |
| 1 |
| Oct 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) |
| Unknown |
68% |
Leonardo Space Guardian 16 - TBD sensor | Leonardo | Space Guardian | TBD | sensing | Unknown | 2029 | 1 | Oct 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 68% |
Leonardo Space Guardian 17 - TBD sensor | Leonardo | Space Guardian | TBD | sensing | Unknown | 2029 | 1 | Oct 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 68% |
Leonardo Space Guardian 18 - TBD sensor | Leonardo | Space Guardian | TBD | sensing | Unknown | 2029 | 1 | Oct 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 68% |
Leonardo Space Guardian 19 - TBD sensor | Leonardo | Space Guardian | TBD | sensing | Unknown | 2029 | 1 | Oct 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 68% |
Leonardo Space Guardian 20 - TBD sensor | Leonardo | Space Guardian | TBD | sensing | Unknown | 2029 | 1 | Oct 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 68% |
PWSA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer - L3Harris order | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer | L3Harris | missile warning / missile tracking / missile defense | Unknown | 2029 | 18 | Oct 1, 2028 - Sep 30, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 74% |
BlackSky Gen-3 annual deployment - Electron | BlackSky | BlackSky Gen-3 | BlackSky Satellite Systems | sensing | 55 kg | 2029 | 1 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Electron | 44% |
Capella SAR annual deployment | Capella Space | Capella SAR | Capella Space | sensing | 180 kg | 2029 | 1 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Falcon 9 | 45% |
EPS-Sterna initial deployment | European Space Agency (ESA) | EPS-Sterna initial deployment batch | OHB Sweden | sensing | 200 kg | 2029 | 6 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2038 (range) | Unknown | 94% |
Eutelsat GEO fleet annual deployment | Eutelsat | Eutelsat GEO fleet | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2029 | 1 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | null | 56% |
GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | Unknown | Unknown | 2029 | 4 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 43% |
Geely Future Mobility annual buildout | Geely Technology Group | Geely Future Mobility Constellation | GeeSpace / Geely Technology Group | communications | Unknown | 2029 | 36 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 55% |
Globalstar Next-Generation / Apple annual deployment | Globalstar | Globalstar Next-Generation / Apple | MDA | Unknown | Unknown | 2029 | 3 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Falcon 9 | 78% |
GOVSAT-2 | SES | GovSat | Thales Alenia Space | communications | 4,000 kg | 2029 | 1 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (range) | Unknown | 90% |
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 | 2029 | 360 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Long March / Chinese launchers TBD | 45% |
Honghu-3 annual buildout 2029 | Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. | Honghu-3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2029 | 320 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 42% |
ICEYE annual deployment - Falcon 9 | ICEYE | ICEYE | ICEYE | sensing | 220 kg | 2029 | 20 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Falcon 9 | 84% |
IRIS2 annual deployment | Eutelsat | IRIS2 | TBD | communications | Unknown | 2029 | 86 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | null | 25% |
Logos Network annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | Logos Space Services | Logos Network | TBD | communications | Unknown | 2029 | 350 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 45% |
Marble Imaging constellation annual deployment 2029 | Marble Imaging AG | Marble Imaging constellation | TBD European partner | earth observation | Unknown | 2029 | 36 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 42% |
MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone annual deployment 2029 | U.S. Space Force | MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone | TBD proliferated LEO SATCOM provider base | communications | Unknown | 2029 | 96 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 30% |
NRO Proliferated Architecture annual deployment 2029 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NRO Proliferated Architecture | SpaceX / Northrop Grumman (reported architecture partners) | intelligence surveillance reconnaissance | Unknown | 2029 | 30 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 36% |
Nuwa / PIESAT | Piesat Information Technology Co. Ltd (Aerospace Hongtu) | Nuwa / PIESAT | PIESAT Information Technology Co. Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | 2029 | 8 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 59% |
OneWeb LEO extension further order tranche 2 | Eutelsat | OneWeb LEO extension | Airbus Defence and Space | Unknown | Unknown | 2029 | 170 | Jan 1, 2029 - Dec 31, 2029 (year) | Unknown | 80% |