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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starlink Broadband annual deployment - Starship | SpaceX | Starlink Broadband | SpaceX | communications |
525 kg |
| 2030 |
| 900 |
| Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) |
| Starship |
64% |
Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | SpaceX | Starlink Direct-to-Cell / MSS | SpaceX | communications | 750 kg | 2030 | 150 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 66% |
Tianqi IoT annual sustainment | Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd. | Tianqi IoT | Beijing Guodian Gaoke Technology Co. Ltd. | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 1 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 46% |
Univity uniSky commercial deployment ramp | Univity | Univity uniSky | Unknown | communications | Unknown | 2030 | 500 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 50% |
Xingyun IoT buildout | Xingyun Aerospace | Xingyun IoT | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2030 | 6 | Jan 1, 2030 - Dec 31, 2030 (year) | Unknown | 46% |
Artemis VI | Unresolved operator | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2030 | 1 | Sep 30, 2030 (day) | Unknown | 80% |
FORMOSAT-9B | Taiwanese Space Agency (TASA) | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2030 | 1 | Dec 31, 2030 (day) | Vega C | 80% |
TRUTHS | European Space Agency | - | TBD | other | Unknown | 2030 | 1 | Dec 31, 2030 (day) | Vega C | 80% |
PWSA Tracking Layer Tranche 4 replenishment - anticipated | U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) | PWSA future tranches and replenishment | TBD | missile warning / missile tracking / missile defense | Unknown | 2031 | 72 | Oct 1, 2030 - Sep 30, 2031 (range) | Unknown | 62% |
Capella SAR annual deployment | Capella Space | Capella SAR | Capella Space | sensing | 180 kg | 2031 | 1 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Falcon 9 | 41% |
Eutelsat GEO fleet annual deployment | Eutelsat | Eutelsat GEO fleet | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 1 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | null | 62% |
GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | GalaxySpace Galaxy | Galaxy Space | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 4 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 43% |
Geely Future Mobility sustainment / replenishment | Geely Technology Group | Geely Future Mobility Constellation | Geely Technology Group | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 36 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 52% |
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 | 2031 | 520 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Chinese launchers TBD | 38% |
Honghu-3 annual buildout 2031 | Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. | Honghu-3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 520 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 42% |
ICEYE annual deployment - Falcon 9 | ICEYE | ICEYE | ICEYE | sensing | 220 kg | 2031 | 20 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Falcon 9 | 84% |
IRIS2 annual deployment | Eutelsat | IRIS2 | Eutelsat / SpaceRISE consortium | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 40 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | null | 78% |
Logos Network annual deployment - unknown launch vehicle | Logos Space Services | Logos Network | TBD | communications | Unknown | 2031 | 450 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 50% |
Marble Imaging constellation annual deployment 2031 | Marble Imaging AG | Marble Imaging constellation | TBD European partner | earth observation | Unknown | 2031 | 37 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 38% |
MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone annual deployment 2031 | U.S. Space Force | MILNET / Space Data Network Backbone | TBD proliferated LEO SATCOM provider base | communications | Unknown | 2031 | 96 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 26% |
NRO Proliferated Architecture annual deployment 2031 | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | NRO Proliferated Architecture | TBD follow-on replenishment production | intelligence surveillance reconnaissance | Unknown | 2031 | 40 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 30% |
Nuwa / PIESAT | Piesat Information Technology Co. Ltd (Aerospace Hongtu) | Nuwa / PIESAT | PIESAT Information Technology Co. Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 8 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 58% |
OneWeb LEO extension annual sustainment | Eutelsat | OneWeb LEO extension | Airbus | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 30 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | MaiaSpace launch vehicle | 70% |
Planet Flock / SuperDove annual replenishment | Planet | Planet Flock / SuperDove | Planet | sensing | Unknown | 2031 | 36 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 64% |
Planet Pelican modeled annual buildout (2031) | Planet | Planet Pelican | Planet | Unknown | Unknown | 2031 | 5 | Jan 1, 2031 - Dec 31, 2031 (year) | Unknown | 62% |