The global low earth orbit (LEO) satellites market size is expected to grow from $3.50 billion in 2021 to $4.13 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.2%. The low earth orbit (LEO) satellites industry growth is mainly due to the increasing adoption of low earth orbit satellites in various sectors; rising importance across communications and defense industries; increasing awareness regarding new forms of technology; integration of IoT; machine learning; rapid advancements in aerospace; robust government support; increasing preferences towards software-defined payloads for communication satellites; miniaturization of satellites; and growing advancements in payload systems. The market is expected to reach $9 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 21.5%.
Growing demand for telecommunications drove the growth of the low earth orbit satellites market. Satellite links are the primary means of connectivity to remote and far-flung regions of a country, and they are the backup links for a large number of terrestrial connectivity services on the mainland. They can distribute signals from one point to many locations. As such, satellite technology is ideal for "point-to-multipoint" communications such as broadcasting. For example, in 2022, companies such as SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb, and Telesat announced the launch of large systems of low earth orbit satellites to provide Internet access. These LEO "constellations" could help bridge the digital divide, particularly in rural regions.
Major players with low earth orbit (LEO) satellites market shares are Northrop Grumman, Kepler Communications, SpaceX, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space, SSL, Globalstar, and BAE Systems.
TBRC’s global low earth orbit (LEO) satellites market analysis is segmented by type into femto, pico, nano, micro, mini; by sub-system into payload, structure, telecommunication, on-board computer, power system, attitude control, propulsion system; by application into technology development, earth observation and remote sensing, communication, space exploration, surveillance; by end-user into commercial, civil, government, others.
North America was the largest region in the low earth orbit satellites market in 2021. The regions covered in the LEO satellites market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa.
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