In-orbit services: the next step to improving security in space

The in-orbit services market is developing rapidly, driven increasingly by rising geopolitical tension. China and Russia have demonstrated satellites that are capable of moving and observing others, thereby prompting the U.S. Space Force to work with vendors such as Astroscale and Orion Space on in-orbit services missions. Blue Origin and SpaceX are also primed to conduct space missions that are aligned with future in-orbit mission requirements for satellite operators.

 

Opportunities in the in-orbit services market are numerous, but technical and business challenges must be addressed before this market can generate ongoing, sustainable revenue. Our space and satellite experts, Christopher Baugh, Dallas Kasaboski and Dafni Christodoulopoulou, discuss these issues in this episode of the Analysys Mason podcast.