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 | Smallsat manufacturers weigh megafactories versus microfactories
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By Jeff Foust, Sept. 19, 2024 |
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While some smallsat manufacturers are scaling up production with new factories, others believe smaller, focused facilities are a better investment.
Several satellite manufacturers have invested in recent years on large factories with the capacity for up to several hundred satellites per year, betting on growing demand for such spacecraft for communications, imaging and other applications for commercial and government customers.
But a panel of smallsat executives at World Space Business Week here Sept. 18 was skeptical of so-called "megafactories," concluding that their capacity far outstrips the accessible market.
"Every month, there's a new factory setting up to produce 10 satellites per day," quipped Carsten Drachmann, chief executive of GomSpace. "That great, but who are you going to deliver to?" Read More | | |
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Blacksky wins contract to gather imagery of space objects By Debra Werner BlackSky Technology announced "a seven-figure" contract Sept. 19 from Australian startup HEO to provide imagery of space objects for defense, intelligence and commercial use. Through the agreement, BlackSky, a firm known for rapid and automated Earth-observation, will join HEO's non-Earth imaging sensor network. Read More
Small launch vehicles press ahead despite market setbacks By Jeff Foust Despite stiff competition from SpaceX rideshare services and some high-profile failures, ventures are still pursuing small launch vehicles that they argue can fill niches in the market. Several companies argued they can deliver satellites when and where customers want rather than waiting for the next available rideshare launch from SpaceX. Read More | | |
| News From the Air, Space & Cyber Conference | Boeing to demonstrate air-space sensor fusion for U.S. military operations By Sandra Erwin The plan is to leverage data from the E-7 command-and-control aircraft that Boeing makes for the U.S. Air Force and data from missile-tracking satellites being developed by Boeing's subsidiary, Millennium Space, for the U.S. Space Force. This air-space fusion aims to address a longstanding challenge faced by the military: delivering timely and relevant data to operational units, said Kay Sears, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems. Read More
United Launch Alliance prepares for crucial certification flight as U.S. Space Force watches closely
By Sandra Erwin Saltzman also issued a call to action for service members to prepare for an increasingly complex security environment shaped by great power rivalry, with a particular focus on China and Russia. "Space is only going to become more important, and the pace of competition will increase along with it," Saltzman said. Read More | | | News From the Space Defense & Security Summit | French armament agency responds to space threats
By Debra Werner By 2030, France plans to have an active capability to defend the space assets its armed forces rely upon. For now, France is focused on strengthening military-space capabilities including Earth observation, telecommunications, positioning and navigation, as well as enhancing space situation awareness. Read More
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