Tracking US Mobile Satellite Service Spectrum
The MSS landscape is about to evolve rapidly as incumbents form new partnerships to ride the D2D wave while new entrants work to get access to the valuable MSS spectrum.
Insights and analysis from Payload Research
The MSS landscape is about to evolve rapidly as incumbents form new partnerships to ride the D2D wave while new entrants work to get access to the valuable MSS spectrum.
Payload is back with our SpaceX revenue breakdown. In 2024, we estimate SpaceX’s revenue reached $13.1B in 2024, up from $8.7B in 2023. Business line estimates:
The US launched 122 defense payloads in 2024, surging 184% YoY, according to data compiled by astronomer Jonathan McDowell. The upswing was driven by the National Reconnaissance Office’s deployment of 106 SpaceX and Northrop-built Starshield remote sensing recon satellites.
Based on publicly available data from 20 launches with published payload mass numbers over the past three years, dedicated customer LEO launches have averaged just 3,370 kg of payload, just 19% of total capacity.
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its spectrum sharing rules for Non-Geostationary (NGSO) Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) systems to establish quantified interference protection criteria for satellite systems based on their level of spectrum priority.
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In this article, we will review four companies pioneering space-based solar power, and their different approaches.
First, a ULA sale process, now Starliner.
Comtech ($CMTL) announced last week that it is looking to sell its terrestrial 911 emergency call infrastructure business to go all-in on space comms.
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.