{"id":53840,"date":"2023-03-16T00:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/satellite-manufacturers-look-to-benefit-from-the-multi-orbit-future\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T00:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T16:49:13","slug":"satellite-manufacturers-look-to-benefit-from-the-multi-orbit-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/satellite-manufacturers-look-to-benefit-from-the-multi-orbit-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Manufacturers Look to Benefit from the Multi-Orbit Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Satellite manufacturers are grappling with an increasingly diverse and fragmented marketplace, adjusting their strategies for the multi-orbit future of satellite communications. <\/p>\n<p>Customers\u2019 multi-orbit plans represent an \u201cage of opportunity\u201d for manufacturers, Johnathon Caldwell, vice president and general manager of Military Space for Lockheed Martin, said on Monday during the manufacturer roundtable at SATELLITE. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ldktBSBvTlybp5jtcDqs_VS_ShowDaily20202320DGTL_Wrap20Up.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2023 Wrap Up Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>He also spoke about a diversification of customers that companies like Lockheed Martin can benefit from. Lockheed Martin has been boosted in the market by its venture capital (VC) arm, Lockheed Martin Ventures, in investing in new technology companies and building partnerships with these companies to improve its overall offering. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have really developed an eye from investing from a VC standpoint. So, for example, it could be in something like AI\/machine learning. By investing in many partners, it gives us greater strength to meet the mission outcome for customers,\u201d Caldwell said. <\/p>\n<p>Herv\u00e9 Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, added to that saying there is now a \u201ccommon understanding\u201d that multi-orbit can provide a good approach, and the market is more active as a result. Derrey also spoke of the importance of software and digitization. He highlighted the Thales-built Iridium NEXT constellation, which is fully software-based. This allows for various software upgrades available on this service. \u201cSoftware is allowing the system to evolve the course of its lifetime,\u201d Derrey said. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6d952d79066;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6d952d79066 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6d952d79067').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6d952d79067'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While a number of speakers said there is still a place for large, Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites, it is clear that many believe the era of small satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) is upon us. <\/p>\n<p>Cyrus Dhalla, sector vice president and general manager of the Tactical Space Systems Division for Northrop Grumman, said, \u201cIt is happening. It is now well established the move to small. It is now well-established in the product chain. We are not on the verge of it anymore. It is here now. A lot of our customers are doing the same types of diversifications (both government and commercial). When we talk about government customers, they are looking to diversify. They continue to buy some capabilities in GEO. But, we are seeing much smaller satellites get ordered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chris Johnson, senior vice president and general manager of Maxar Technologies\u2019 Space segment, highlighted the Earth observation (EO) market as one to keep an eye on over the next decade. \u201cWhat does an EO capability look like in the future for LEO? We see a big revolution going on in that market. I am excited about the future of EO in LEO.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Like others, Johnson talked of GEO as still a \u201ccore aspect\u201d of Maxar\u2019s business, but the whole combination of GEO\/LEO\/MEO will be key going forward. <\/p>\n<p>One of the key questions asked to the panel was how manufacturers can improve profits with the move to small satellites, considering they are much less costly to produce compared to a big GEO satellite? <\/p>\n<p>Jean Marc Nasr, executive vice president and head of Space Systems for Airbus, talked of the importance of standardization leading to improved profits. He said, \u201cSmall satellites are driving our business going forward. We have produced the OneWeb constellation. We created economies of scale. We have sold that platform to other customers. The market is booming. It doesn\u2019t replace the big GEOs. They will still be there. But, you make money from small satellites through standardization. The profit is better in this market than GEO satellites for Airbus. Standardization enables this. Most of our profits are now coming from constellations.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nasr said the more satellite manufacturers can have standardization, the more business it should bring in. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have standards, you can multiply your offering, have better supply chains. Software is also coming in the manufacturing chain. We have digitized the process. We can share digital blueprints with customers, for example. So, you have more efficiency and flexibility,\u201d Nasr said. <\/p>\n<p>While everyone said the market was a great place to be right now, Nasr ended the session with a warning saying that by the end of the decade we could have 50,000 satellites in orbit and there is the potential for the industry to get things wrong. 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