Development of the Worldwide LEO Satellite Market and Major Operators

Table of Contents

1.Overview of the Worldwide LEO Satellite Market

• 1.1 LEO Satellite Networks Still Target Rural Areas Where Base Stations are Unavailable
• 1.2 SpaceX Leads in LEO Satellite Deployment
• 1.3 Major Operators’ Satellites to Enter Commercial Services in 5 Years

2. Major LEO Satellite Operators’ Plans

• 2.1 SpaceX
  • 2.1.1 Launches Network Services in Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania
• 2.2 OneWeb
  • 2.2.1 Expands LEO Satellite Internet Services with Comprehensive User Terminal Product Lines
  • 2.2.2 Uses Antenna Technology Based on Moving Vehicle Speeds
• 2.3 Amazon
  • 2.3.1 Builds LEO Satellite Ground Stations on Old Satellite Facilities
  • 2.3.2 Expand Cloud Services to LEO Satellites Services
• 2.4 Telesat
  • 2.4.1 Delays LightSpeed Launch Due to Pandemic
  • 2.4.2 Manufacturers Ground Station Equipment with Different Materials Based on Environmental Conditions

3.Major LEO Satellite Operators’ Future Plans

• 3.1 Operators Keen to Develop Laser Communication Technology and Systems
• 3.2 Integration of High- and Low-earth Orbit Satellites to Expand Services and Data Rates
• 3.3 Taiwanese Vendors Have an Edge in the User Terminal Market for Moving Vehicles

4.MIC Perspective

Appendix

• List of Companies

List of Tables

• Table 1 Comparison of Fixed Fiber-Optic and Satellite Internet
• Table 2 Comparison of Major Four LEO Satellite Operators’ Projects

List of Figures

• Figure 1 Revenue Generated by the Global Space Industry, 2020 - 2021
• Figure 2 Four Major Operators’ Satellite Launch Timelines
• Figure 3 SpaceX’s LEO Satellite (Left) and Ground Station Gateway (Right)
• Figure 4 Locations of SpaceX’s Ground Stations and Regions with Access to SpaceX Services (As of August 2022)
• Figure 5 Starlink Residential Kit (Left) and Starlink Terminals Used During Russia-Ukraine War (Right)
• Figure 6 Starlink Business Kit (Left) and Use Case of Starlink RV (Right)
• Figure 7 Use Case of Starlink Maritime
• Figure 8 SpaceX’s Laser Communications Systems (Left) and New Starship Rocket (Right)
• Figure 9 OneWeb’s LEO Satellite (Left) and Ground Station Gateway (Right)
• Figure 10 Locations of OneWeb’s Ground Stations and Regions with Access to OneWeb’s Services (As of August 2022)
• Figure 11 OneWeb’s User Terminal Product Lines
• Figure 12 Phased Array Antenna (Left) and Mechanically Steered Antenna (Right)
• Figure 13 Amazon’s LEO Satellite (Left) and Ground Station (Right)
• Figure 14 Locations of Amazon’s Ground Stations and Regions with Access to Amazon’s Services (As of August 2022)
• Figure 15 Amazon’s GSaaS Helps NASA Acquire Real-time Earth Observation Images
• Figure 16 Telesat’s LEO Satellite (Left) and Ground Station Gateway (Right)
• Figure 17 Locations of Telesat’s Ground Stations and Regions with Access to Telesat’s Services (As of August 2022)
• Figure 18 Telesat’s Maritime User Terminal (Left) and Ground Station Gateway (Right)
• Figure 19 Integration of LEO Satellites and Geosynchronous Orbit Satellites
• Figure 20 Phased Array Antenna
• Figure 21 Mechanically Steered Antenna

List of Topics

Development of the global LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite market, touching on revenue generated by the global space industry, major LEO operators' launch timelines

Development of four major LEO satellite operators and their current solutions and future plans, including SpaceX, OneWeb, Amazon, and Telesat

Companies covered

• Amazon
• Arianespace SA
• AT&T
• Auden Techno
• Cobham Satcom
• EutelSat
• HughesNet
• Intellian
• IntelSat
• Kuiper System
• Mynaric
• Navarino
• OneWeb
• Roscosmos
• SpaceX
• Telesat
• Tesat
• Thales Alenia Space
• Tmytek
• Tron Future
• ULA LLC
• Verizon Fios
• Viasat
• Wistron NeWeb