Market Gossip: Northrop Grumman’s satellite servicer, MEV-2, about to dock at Intelsat’s 10-02 satellite

Market Gossip: Northrop Grumman’s satellite servicer, MEV-2, about to dock at Intelsat’s 10-02 satellite

Northrop Grumman‘s second servicing satellite, MEV-2, approaches Intelsat’s 10-02 satellite readiness for a docking attempt. According to the Philadelphia-based satellite industry consultant Northern Sky Research(NSR) research, the GEO servicing missions will grow to about seventy-five satellites by 2030. These life-extension missions are valued at approximately $3.2 billion cumulative market potential. [NSR] reveals that’s in the.

Written by on March 16, 2021

Space News: SpaceX takes aim at satellite mobility operators with Starlink expansion

Space News: SpaceX takes aim at satellite mobility operators with Starlink expansion

SpaceX is seeking regulatory permission to connect moving vehicles to its rapidly expanding Starlink constellation, branching the broadband network out of fixed homes and offices towards satellite mobility operators. Satellite operators Inmarsat, SES and Intelsat are among those likely to feel the most disruption in the land-mobile market, [NSR] said. Depending on the exact form.

Written by on March 9, 2021

In-Orbit Servicing: Stepping up to the Challenge?

Last month,  Spaceflight Inc. launched 16 payloads on board its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), Sherpa-FX-1 on a SpaceX rocket to deliver them to a precise orbits, a first in LEO SSO orbit. And soon, a 2nd MEV from Northrop Grumman will latch on the Intelsat 10-02, solidifying the In-Orbit Servicing Market for Life Extension missions.

Written by on February 17, 2021

Did the Satcom Industry Hit a Hard Reset?

It is no longer news that the global satcom industry is stuck in a period of stunted growth, revenue declines and uneven investor appetite. When it appeared 2020 might be a sigh of relief following industry-resetting M&As of the 2016-19 era, COVID-19 emerged, further exacerbating an already distressed industry.  However, the “hard reset” in 2020.

Written by on January 28, 2021