Commercial Space Communications Giant in the past Information Revolution Bandwidth is King Market-$50B in new develop rograms Geosynchronous(GEO) .30-40 launches annually Will get heavier Cyberstar, Spaceway, Astrolink, Eurosky Wa Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Medium Earth Orbit(MEO) Large constellations/Huge investments Teledesic, Celestri, WEST, Skybridge Commercial Space communications LEO-Inexpensive World-wide cellular US owned big leo .Iridium Globalstar. Constellation Foreign big leo CO Global(79 National Consortium), Signal(Russia) Euro african US little LEO Orbcomm. Gemmet. FaI Sat and Stars Foreign little leo Elekon(Russia/Germany), GONET(Russia), IRIS (Belgium), LEO One(Mexico) Outlook Well capitalized High risk All launch within 2-3 yearCommercial Space Communications • Giant in the past - Information Revolution - Bandwidth is King • Market - $50B in new development • Programs - Geosynchronous (GEO) •30-40 launches annually • Will get heavier • Cyberstar, Spaceway, Astrolink, Eurosky Way - Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) • Large constellations/Huge investments • Teledesic, Celestri, WEST, Skybridge Commercial Space Communications • LEO- Inexpensive World-wide cellular - US owned big LEO •Iridium, Globalstar, Constellation - Foreign big LEO • ICO Global (79 National Consortium), Signal (Russia), - Euro African - US little LEO • Orbcomm, Gemmet, FAI Sat and Starsys - Foreign little LEO • Elekon (Russia/Germany), GONET (Russia), IRIS - (Belgium), LEO One (Mexico) • Outlook - Well capitalized - High risks - All launch within 2-3 years