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SATELLITE Conference :: Commercial Satellite
Launch Services: How Will the Competitive Landscape Change? |
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The launch vehicle sector has had a very busy year in 2011, along with a few bumps in the road. The conclusion of the 30-year space shuttle program, while never a real factor in commercial communications via satellite, has put a new focus on launch services and annual launch capacity for all payloads, commercial, governmental, military, and scientific. There are only so many rockets to go around. Is the current stable up to the task? Will new or returning providers disrupt the marketplace? Can anything be done to reduce the costs of reaching orbit? And are launch services providers in any way incentivized to drive those costs down? [more] |
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Satellite Manufacturing: At a Critical Turning Point |
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Sponsored by Space Systems/Loral The science--and the art--of satellite manufacturing continues to evolve, responding to new market demands, new service architectures, new budget constraints, and new visions of the future of space-based communications. Focus remains on the provision of classic frequency bands, along with considerations of structural elements such as hosted payloads and other configurations designed to reduce the cost of on-orbit capacity or overall spacecraft ownership. How will manufacturers continue to drive higher efficiencies and greater capacity while striving to present a reliable and cost-effective platform? What new technologies will contribute to expanding space-based solutions? How will manufacturers continue to make the business case for satellites lasting for decades? [more] |
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WRC-12: Open to Interpretation |
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Last year we discussed what might happen at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012. ITU WRC-12 concludes in February in Geneva. Satellite companies were heavily involved, but did they achieve a good outcome? Will ITU resolutions adopted at the conference improve the international regulatory framework? Did the scientific community obtain all it wanted for satellite resources? Did the mobile satellite sector obtain more spectrum? This panel will examine the results from the conference and discuss the major controversies which will continue to reverberate throughout the world satellite marketplace. [more] |
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Satellite Life Extension: Ready to Make an Impact? |
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Even before the 1965 launch of Intelsat-1, engineers and business planners have been plotting ways to extend the usefulness of their space-based assets. From in-orbit refueling to robotic fixes, the past few decades have seen a number of fanciful proposals for satellite life extension. More recently, however, credible and capable commercial operators have developed services that could result in enhanced revenue streams and longer on-orbit capabilities. This holds the potential of extended lifetimes for both commercial as well as government/military spacecraft. Will this new, dynamic, trend yield the desired results? Can in-orbit satellite servicing and refurbishment really deliver additional revenues beyond the projected lifetime of an operational satellite? How long can satellites launched a decade or two ago operate effectively in the face of changing technology, new frequency bands, and ever-evolving ground segment infrastructure? [more] |
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The Next Big Four: Extending the Footprint of Communications via Satellite |
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Since the advent of superregional communications satellite systems some four decades ago, top operators across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and elsewhere have set the pace for their spheres of influence, building their own business while expanding and in some cases complementing the reach of global satellite systems. In the process, they have become fierce competitors, choice acquisition targets, and the best sources of information and market intelligence on what's happening now and what's likely to happen in the future. These operators are a critical source of demand for satellite manufacturers, launch services, ground segment and software providers, and all the components of the global satellite-enabled marketplace. Who is prospering during these difficult economic times? Who is likely to succumb to the temptations of merger or absorption, and what does that mean for the Big Four? Which superregional has aspirations for even greater market share and global relevance? [more] |
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Launch Services: Expanding Global Options to Orbit |
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As the demand for a wider variety of satellite sizes continues to increase, so does the demand for a wider variety of compatible launch vehicles. The commercial launch industry responded to these trends with expanded offerings and new technology. Many launch providers have also greatly expanded their territory and/or established new and unique markets. NASA's launch services makeover in the private sector, for example, not only helped nurture the rejuvenated U.S. launch sector, but also gave international providers an opportunity to sharpen their focus and increase their business in the commercial satellite industry. While the launch services sector continues to develop new capabilities and leverage new possibilities, a new set of challenges has emerged. This panel aims to identify and outline strategies to solve those challenges. How will commercial launchers in the private sector compete with government-established entities that are increasing their presence on the international stage? Can smaller launch companies make the same technological investments in expanding their service portfolios as the larger launch entities already have? Are promises of low-cost alternatives really an effective business model for new entrants in the private sector? [more] |
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Satellite Manufacturing: Adapting to Serve New Paradigms |
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The top satellite manufacturers continue to drive in-orbit capability and on-ground functionality, with a keen eye on the global marketplace and its demands. Over the past few years we have seen the introduction of new designs based on mature and flight-ready technologies as well as on response to market trends, such as hosted payload capability, the continuing expansion of frequency bands beyond C-, Ku-, Ka-, X- and others, a swelling but untested requirement for smaller spacecraft and compressed delivery timetables, more robust in-flight power and longevity, and other attributes. What are the threats from other technologies and solutions? What new technology developments are in the pipeline or ready for primetime? How will trends regarding weight, lifetime, and capacity affect existing and new entrants into the satellite manufacturing arena? What are the greatest challenges that we face in satellite manufacturing? And are satellite manufacturers finding ways to expand the choices of commercial launch vehicles? [more] |
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Hosted Payload Forum: Considering Commercial Space Alternatives in Early Stages of the Acqusition Process |
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In an effort to formulate responses to the disruptive changes and challenges facing the United States military in space, military leadership is encouraging the consideration of new options and strategies to affordably provide resilient space capabilities. This panel will discuss how industry and government stakeholders can explore the use of commercial options during the Pre-Systems Acquisition phases. What are the knowledge gaps that exist amongst industry and government stakeholders? What are the policy issues that affect government consideration of commercial options? [more] |
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Satellite Life Extension: Reaching for the Holy Grail |
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Satellite life extension continues to hold both revolutionary promise and disruptive menace for the satellite and space industry. The increasing size, weight, capacity and cost of the largest communications satellites make accepting a limited useful lifespan of fifteen years or so ever less practical, especially when those limits are driven almost entirely by the exhaustion of supplies of on-board consumables and not by the deterioration of the satellite bus, subsystems or payload. Since last year, a hardy band of commercial operators have continued to make headway in reaching for this industry grail and rendering it a tangible reality. The private sector players are now joined by NASA and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's "Phoenix" program in attempting to develop robotic vehicles to rendezvous and dock with and revive dead or dying satellites. How close is satellite life extension to reality? What would be the effects on the industry if it came to pass? A panel of private sector and government experts will discuss the current state of satellite life extension programs, and what to expect in the years ahead. [more] |
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Satellite v Terrestrial, from WRC-07 to WRC-15 |
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A central issue of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference was how the "Satellite C band" should be used. In the resulting treaty, the international community's judgement was that the highest and best use of these frequencies is achieved by satellite services. In 2015, handset manufacturers and terrestrial mobile operators will try again to obtain use satellite frequency bands, including the C band. This panel assesses what has changed, the likelihood of this happening, and the potential impact on the space industry globally. [more] |
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Complete Track: Commercial Satellite |
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