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In 2020, there were exceptionally high orders for GEO comsat with 18 units, including 13 for the FCC’s accelerated C-band clearance plan in the USA.
GEO COMSAT remains the leading segment, accounting for one-third of market revenues, but a 20% drop in operational assets is anticipated by 2029.
Avanti increased its focus on selling capacity to the U.S. military and is working with Florida-based Comsat to enter the defense sector.
Commsat launched eight satellites in 2018.
Beijing Commsat Technology Development Co., Ltd. raised $38,000,000 in a Series B funding round led by Beijing Wealth Capital and an industry investment fund under AVIC Capital.
The unnamed geostationary communications satellite order is Maxar’s first GEO comsat order announced in 2019.
There were eight commercial geostationary comsat orders worldwide in 2017, the worst year for geostationary comsat sales in at least 15 years and four satellites below the period’s previous low of 12 in 2004.