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Defence industry and technology · Space technology

Satellite platforms

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Not measured · the index appears after the first measurement

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Russian objectsRoscosmos
Global market
$20–26bn / year

2025

Confidence: medium
Basis
annual equipment procurement
Outlook
2035: $86.7 · CAGR 14.8%

The range is the spread between independent vendor estimates: they draw the category boundary differently. A single figure would be falsely precise.

Markets and buyers

No measurements in this category yet. Here are the markets and buyers where suppliers are chosen; we measure any of them on request.

Not measured 2

Suppliers are chosen here; no measurement yet — we measure on request

Not measuredRoscosmosIndiaState space operator · communications platform selectionChoosing a satellite communications platform manufacturer for a state operatorMeasured with the same methodology on request
Not measuredAirbus D&SSaudi ArabiaSatellite operator · renewing the orbital fleetChoosing a telecommunications satellite manufacturer for operators in Saudi ArabiaMeasured with the same methodology on request
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Open category · not measured yet

Satellite platforms

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$20–26 bncategory volume per year
Authorship · share in commercial projects · Terms of participation are fixed before the study starts
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