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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OneWeb annual deployment projection 2029 | Eutelsat | OneWeb | Unknown | Unknown |
Unknown |
| 2029 |
| 30 |
| Unknown (year) |
| MaiaSpace launch vehicle |
60% |
meoSphere first phase | SES | meoSphere | K2 Space | communications | Unknown | 2030 | 28 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2030 (range) | Unknown | 88% |
Microsatellite SAR production constellation buildout | Korean Agency for Defense Development | ROK Microsatellite SAR System | TBD | earth observation | Unknown | 2030 | 40 | Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2030 (range) | Unknown | 70% |
LiteBIRD | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | - | JAXA / mission partners | science | Unknown | 2030 | 1 | Jan 1, 2028 - Dec 31, 2035 (range) | Unknown | 77% |
Capella SAR annual deployment | Capella Space | Capella SAR | Capella Space | sensing | 180 kg | 2030 | 1 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Falcon 9 | 43% |
Eutelsat GEO fleet annual deployment | Eutelsat | Eutelsat GEO fleet | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 1 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | null | 64% |
GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 4 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 43% |
Geely Future Mobility annual buildout | Geely Technology Group | Geely Future Mobility Constellation | GeeSpace / Geely Technology Group | communications | Unknown | 2030 | 36 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 55% |
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 | 2030 | 430 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Chinese launchers TBD | 41% |
Honghu-3 annual buildout 2030 | Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. | Honghu-3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 440 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 42% |
ICEYE annual deployment - Falcon 9 | ICEYE | ICEYE | ICEYE | sensing | 220 kg | 2030 | 20 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Falcon 9 | 84% |
IRIS2 annual deployment | Eutelsat | IRIS2 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 84 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | null | 84% |
Logos Network annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | Logos Space Services | Logos Network | TBD | communications | Unknown | 2030 | 491 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 48% |
Marble Imaging constellation annual deployment 2030 | Marble Imaging AG | Marble Imaging constellation | TBD European partner | earth observation | Unknown | 2030 | 36 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 40% |
MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone annual deployment 2030 | U.S. Space Force | MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone | TBD proliferated LEO SATCOM provider base | communications | Unknown | 2030 | 96 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 28% |
Nuwa / PIESAT | Piesat Information Technology Co. Ltd (Aerospace Hongtu) | Nuwa / PIESAT | PIESAT Information Technology Co. Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 8 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 58% |
OneWeb LEO extension annual sustainment | Eutelsat | OneWeb LEO extension | Airbus | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 30 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | MaiaSpace launch vehicle | 70% |
Pelican modeled annual buildout (2030) | Planet | Planet Pelican | Planet | sensing | 200 kg | 2030 | 5 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 62% |
Planet Flock / SuperDove annual replenishment | Planet | Planet Flock / SuperDove | Planet | sensing | Unknown | 2030 | 36 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 64% |
Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo annual deployment 2030 | Amazon Kuiper | Project Kuiper / Amazon Leo | Amazon | communications | Unknown | 2030 | 750 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (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 | 2030 | 540 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Chinese launchers TBD | 43% |
Rivada Outernet sustainment and lifecycle replenishment | Rivada Space | Rivada Outernet | Rivada Space Networks | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 24 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 58% |
SDA T3 Tracking Layer annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer | Lockheed Martin; Rocket Lab; Northrop Grumman; L3Harris Technologies; Terran Orbital | sensing | 250 kg | 2030 | 36 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 66% |
Spire Lemur annual sustainment replenishment | Spire Global | Spire Lemur | Spire Global | sensing | Unknown | 2030 | 20 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 62% |
SPOCK 1 initial SAR deployment 2030 | German Bundeswehr | SPOCK 1 | Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions | earth observation | Unknown | 2030 | 8 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 72% |