Leo Commercial Market Projects (1997)

https://doi.org/10.21949/14027131997PDFTech ReportCommercial space transportationOuter spaceCommunications satellitesNavigational satellitesRemote sensingCommercial launch payloadsLow earth orbitMarket demandcommercial remote sensing marketUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Commercial Space TransportationUnited States. Federal Aviation AdministrationUnited States. Federal Communications CommissionNTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMSNTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-ECONOMICS AND FINANCENTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Aviation Planning and PolicyUS Transportation CollectionThe Federal Aviation Administration's Associate Administrator for CommercialSpace Transportation (AST) has prepared projections of the low Earth orbit(LEO) commercial payload and launch markets for the period between 1997 and2006. This assessment includes market projections for all commercial systemsin orbits other than geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), including systems plannedfor LEO, medium Earth orbits (MEO) and elliptical orbits (ELI).1 This reportwas developed based on AST research and discussions with industry, includingsatellite service providers, satellite manufacturers, launch service providers,and independent analysts. This assessment represents an update of prior ASTstudies of the LEO market conducted in March 1994, May 1995, and April 1996.These studies have facilitated a variety of Administration efforts, includingInteragency Working Groups reviewing U.S. space transportation issues. Theinformation provided reflects an AST assessment of overall trends in the LEOcommercial satellite markets, with the ultimate purpose of projecting futurespace transportation needs to LEO.84