Analysis
Payload’s take on what you need to know about the news of the day.
Charts Defining the Space Industry in Q3: Analysis
Astranis, a startup building small GEO broadband satellites for targeted service, led the way this quarter with its $200M monster Series D round, by far the largest US space raise so far in 2024.
The Airline Industry is Moving to Free Wi-Fi and Starlink
200 Mbps Wi-Fi offered for free sounds pretty good to me. What’s in it for the airlines? Is Starlink going for the sweep? What happens to the GEOs?
NASA Identifies Cost-Effective Methods for Managing Space Debris in New Study
NASA found that quickly disposing of spacecraft at the end of their life is one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent trash in orbit, according to an orbital debris management cost-benefit analysis that compared the effectiveness of 24 different tools to mitigate space debris
The Space Force Needs to Grow Up, Says CNAS
America’s newest military branch still has some maturing to do to earn the respect and support of the public and the nation’s adversaries, according to analysts.
2024 Q1 Orbital Launches by Country
There were 63 orbital launch attempts worldwide in the first quarter of 2024—10 more than the same time last year—and more than half of the record-breaking quarter can be attributed to SpaceX.
Slingshot Highlights Massive Growth in Space Activity—And Insurance Losses
Guess who’s responsible for the boom? One big hint: it’s not civil or military actors.
US Space Agencies Call for Public-Private Partnerships
The US civil and military space orgs got together to suss out the state of the space industrial base, and their conclusions are clear: resilience and speed are top priorities, and commercial partnerships are what will make that possible.
The $1.8T Space Economy
The space economy could grow to $1.8T by 2035, according to a report released today by the World Economic Forum in partnership with McKinsey & Company.
Euroconsult Values the Global EO Market at $4.6B
Euroconsult, a space consulting firm, predicts the global EO market will grow from $4.6B in 2022 to $7.6B over the next ten years, driven by tech advancements, premium product offerings, and public investment.
Euroconsult Releases Ground Segment Report
With the exponential growth of satellites in space showing no signs of slowing down, Euroconsult is considering the growing need for supportive ground infrastructure to back up assets in orbit. The consulting firm released the fourth edition of its yearly report on the ground segment market yesterday, spanning ground stations, antennas, and user terminals back…
Starlink Nears Approval in India + Payload Analysis
India is on the verge of approving SpaceX’s Starlink service, paving the way for the launch—or, dare we say, broadband—giant to bring satellite internet to a nation of 1.4B people.
