U.S. Satellite Launch Services Market - Industry Trends and Forecast to 2032

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 10

• 1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 10
• 1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 10
• 1.3 OVERVIEW OF U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET 10
• 1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 12
• 1.5 LIMITATIONS 12
• 1.6 MARKETS COVERED 12

2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 15

• 2.1 MARKETS COVERED 15
• 2.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 16
• 2.3 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 16
• 2.4 DBMR TRIPOD DATA VALIDATION MODEL 17
• 2.5 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 20
• 2.6 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 21
• 2.7 VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 22
• 2.8 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 23
• 2.9 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 24
• 2.10 ROCKET TYPE CURVE 24
• 2.11 SECONDARY SOURCES 25
• 2.12 ASSUMPTIONS 25

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 26

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 28

• 4.1 LAUNCH VEHICLE MODELS USED BY COMPANIES 29
• 4.2 DETAILED DATA ON THE NUMBER OF LAUNCHES AND THE ROCKET TYPE USED BY COMPANIES 30

5 MARKET OVERVIEW 36

• 5.1 DRIVERS 38
  • 5.1.1 INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SMALL SATELLITE AND TESTING PROBE LAUNCHES 38
  • 5.1.2 GROWING DEMAND FOR SATELLITE IOT & M2M SERVICES 39
  • 5.1.3 SURGE IN DEMAND FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION AND EARTH OBSERVATION SERVICES 39
  • 5.1.4 ADVENT OF REUSABLE LAUNCH SERVICES TO REDUCE COST 41
• 5.2 RESTRAINT 41
  • 5.2.1 HIGH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAUNCH SERVICES 41
• 5.3 OPPORTUNITIES 42
  • 5.3.1 GROWTH IN AIR LAUNCH SERVICES CAPABILITIES FOR SMALL SATELLITES AND PAYLOADS 42
  • 5.3.2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, MERGERS, CONTRACTS, AND ACQUISITIONS IN LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET 43
• 5.4 CHALLENGES 43
  • 5.4.1 HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT DUE TO LAUNCH SERVICES 43
  • 5.4.2 LIMITATIONS IN THE PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND LOOPHOLES IN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR LAUNCH SERVICES 44

6 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY ROCKET TYPE 46

• 6.1 OVERVIEW 47
• 6.2 MEDIUM-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE 48
• 6.3 SMALL-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE 48
• 6.4 HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE 48
• 6.5 OTHERS 49

7 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY FORM OF ENERGY 50

• 7.1 OVERVIEW 51
• 7.2 THERMODYNAMIC ROCKETS 52
  • 7.2.1 SOLID 52
  • 7.2.2 LIQUID 52
  • 7.2.3 HYBRID 53
• 7.3 ELECTRODYNAMIC ROCKETS 53

8 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY SATELLITE 54

• 8.1 OVERVIEW 55
• 8.2 SMALL SATELLITES (1-500 KG) 56
  • 8.2.1 NANOSATELLITES 56
  • 8.2.2 MICROSATELLITES 57
  • 8.2.3 MINISATELLITES 57
  • 8.2.4 OTHERS 57
• 8.3 CUBESATS (0.27-25 U) 57
• 8.4 MEDIUM SATELLITES (500-2,500 KG) 57
• 8.5 LARGE SATELLITES (>2,500 KG) 57

9 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY APPLICATION 59

• 9.1 OVERVIEW 60
• 9.2 COMMUNICATION 61
• 9.3 EARTH OBSERVATION AND REMOTE SENSING 61
• 9.4 MAPPING & NAVIGATION 62
• 9.5 METEOROLOGY 62
• 9.6 SPACE OBSERVATION 62
• 9.7 SURVEILLANCE & SECURITY 63
• 9.8 EXPLORATION OF OUTER PLANETS 63
• 9.9 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & EXPLORATION 63

10 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY END-USER 65

• 10.1 OVERVIEW 66
• 10.2 COMMERCIAL 67
  • 10.2.1 MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT 67
  • 10.2.2 SATELLITE OPERATORS/OWNERS 68
  • 10.2.3 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 68
  • 10.2.4 TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS 68
  • 10.2.5 ENERGY INDUSTRY 68
  • 10.2.6 OTHERS 68
• 10.3 GOVERNMENT & DEFENCE 68
  • 10.3.1 NATIONAL SPACE AGENCIES 69
  • 10.3.2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE & INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES 69
  • 10.3.3 NATIONAL MAPPING & TOPOGRAPHIC AGENCIES 69
  • 10.3.4 SEARCH & RESCUE ENTITIES 69
  • 10.3.5 DEPARTMENTS OF ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE 69
  • 10.3.6 ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS 69
• 10.4 DUAL USERS (COMMERCIAL, GOVERNMENT & DEFENCE) 70

11 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY ORBIT 71

• 11.1 OVERVIEW 72
• 11.2 LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) 73
• 11.3 GEOSTATIONARY EARTH ORBIT (GEO) 73
• 11.4 MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO) 73
• 11.5 BEYOND GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT 74

12 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: COMPANY LANDSCAPE 75

• 12.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS: U.S. 75

13 SWOT 76

14 COMPANY PROFILES 77

• 14.1 SPACEX 77
  • 14.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 77
  • 14.1.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 77
  • 14.1.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 77
• 14.2 NORTHROP GRUMMAN 79
  • 14.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 79
  • 14.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 79
  • 14.2.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 80
  • 14.2.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 80
• 14.3 RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 81
  • 14.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 81
  • 14.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 81
  • 14.3.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 82
  • 14.3.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 82
• 14.4 BOEING 83
  • 14.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 83
  • 14.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 83
  • 14.4.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 84
  • 14.4.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 84
• 14.5 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 86
  • 14.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 86
  • 14.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 86
  • 14.5.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 87
  • 14.5.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 87
• 14.6 AIRBUS 88
  • 14.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 88
  • 14.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 88
  • 14.6.3 PRODUCT & SERVICES PORTFOLIO 89
  • 14.6.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 89
• 14.7 BLUE ORIGIN 91
  • 14.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 91
  • 14.7.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 91
  • 14.7.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 91
• 14.8 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 92
  • 14.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 92
  • 14.8.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 92
  • 14.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 93
  • 14.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 93
• 14.9 ILS 95
  • 14.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 95
  • 14.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 95
  • 14.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 95
• 14.10 L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC 97
  • 14.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 97
  • 14.10.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 97
  • 14.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 98
  • 14.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 98
• 14.11 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD 99
  • 14.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 99
  • 14.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 99
  • 14.11.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 100
  • 14.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 100
• 14.12 ROCKET LAB USA 101
  • 14.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 101
  • 14.12.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 101
  • 14.12.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 102
  • 14.12.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 102
• 14.13 SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION 103
  • 14.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 103
  • 14.13.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 103
  • 14.13.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 103
• 14.14 SPACEFLIGHT INC 104
  • 14.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 104
  • 14.14.2 SERVICES PORTFOLIO 104
  • 14.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 104
• 14.15 VIRGIN ORBIT 106
  • 14.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 106
  • 14.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 106
  • 14.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 107
  • 14.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 107

15 QUESTIONNAIRE 108

16 RELATED REPORTS 111

LIST OF TABLES

• TABLE 1 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY ROCKET TYPE, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 48
• TABLE 2 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY FORM OF ENERGY, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 52
• TABLE 3 U.S. THERMODYNAMIC ROCKETS IN SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY PROPELLANTS, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 52
• TABLE 4 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY SATELLITE, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 56
• TABLE 5 U.S. SMALL SATELLITES IN SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY TYPE, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 56
• TABLE 6 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 61
• TABLE 7 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY END-USER, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 67
• TABLE 8 U.S. COMMERCIAL IN SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY TYPE, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 67
• TABLE 9 U.S. GOVERNMENT & DEFENSE IN SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY TYPE, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 69
• TABLE 10 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET, BY ORBIT, 2020-2032 (USD MILLION) 73

LIST OF FIGURES

• FIGURE 1 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: SEGMENTATION 15
• FIGURE 2 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: DATA TRIANGULATION 17
• FIGURE 3 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: DROC ANALYSIS 18
• FIGURE 4 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: COUNTRY-LEVEL MARKET ANALYSIS 19
• FIGURE 5 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: COMPANY RESEARCH ANALYSIS 19
• FIGURE 6 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: INTERVIEW DEMOGRAPHICS 20
• FIGURE 7 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 21
• FIGURE 8 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 22
• FIGURE 9 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 23
• FIGURE 10 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: SEGMENTATION 27
• FIGURE 11 INCREASE IN NUMBER OF SMALL SATELLITES AND TESTING PROBE LAUNCHES IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET IN THE FORECAST PERIOD 28
• FIGURE 12 MEDIUM-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE SEGMENT IS EXPECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET FROM 2022 TO 2032 28
• FIGURE 13 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES OF U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET 37
• FIGURE 14 ORBITAL LAUNCH BY COUNTRY IN 2020 38
• FIGURE 15 TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE COMMERCIAL SATELLITES IN EARTH'S ORBIT 40
• FIGURE 16 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: BY ROCKET TYPE, 2021 47
• FIGURE 17 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: BY FORM OF ENERGY, 2021 51
• FIGURE 18 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: BY SATELLITE, 2021 55
• FIGURE 19 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: BY APPLICATION, 2021 60
• FIGURE 20 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: BY END-USER, 2021 66
• FIGURE 21 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: BY ORBIT, 2021 72
• FIGURE 22 U.S. SATELLITE LAUNCH SERVICES MARKET: COMPANY SHARE 2021 (%) 75