"We've been launching an average of just over 15 large commercial satellites annually during the past three years, and we expect this level to remain about the same in 2006" said Marco Caceres, lead analyst for Teal Group's World Space Systems Briefing, the 1,400-page monthly-updated competitive intelligence service, in which this and nine other consolidated forecasts plus over 180 separate space program reports are published.

Caceres notes, "However, there will be some noticeable growth in the market beginning in 2007, with closer to 20 satellites going up each year during 2007-2009. That will put the market back to where it was in the late 1990s."

The study cites last year's 19 orders -- an increase of 37% over 2004 -- for GEO commercial satellites as a major reason for the near-term increase in launch projections. The entry into the market of at least a dozen new satellite operators will also result in orders during the next two years, which means that a relatively high number of satellites should continue to be launched in 2008-2009.

New operators such as TerreStar Networks and WildBlue Communications will join traditional operators such as Intelsat and SES Global. Also, countries such as China and India will build and launch many more satellites that they did during the past 10 years.

Of the total GEO commercial satellites forecasted, China and India alone will account for approximately 20%, compared with a 22% combined share for 19 US companies, including major players such as DirecTV, Echostar, Loral Skynet, Panamsat and SES Americom.

GEO Commercial Satellites:
Forecast, 2006-2015 (units)


2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011
15    19    18    23    17    15


2012  2013  2014  2015  Total
13    16    21    19    176

Related Links
TEAL

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS Solar Energy Solutions Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ... Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News