Low-cost satellites are small satellites that are used for various applications and are placed in the low Earth orbit (LEO). They have similar characteristics to the larger satellites.The report covers the market for low-cost satellites used by the government and commercial organizations. The report segments the market by type and geography.The report also highlights the various factors contributing to the growth of the market, upcoming trends, and key challenges. In addition, it provides a detailed overview of the top vendors in the market.

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 5

PART 02: Scope of the report .......................................... 16

PART 03: Research Methodology..................................... 21

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 24

Key market highlights 24

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 26

Market overview 26

Market size and forecast 27

Five forces analysis 29

PART 06: Market segmentation by type ........................... 30

Market segmentation by type 30

Global low-cost communication satellite market 31

Global low-cost imaging satellite market 33

PART 07: Geographical segmentation ............................. 36

Market segmentation by geography 36

Geographical segmentation by revenue 36

Low-cost satellite market in the Americas 37

Low-cost satellite market in APAC 39

Low-cost satellite market in EMEA 41

PART 08: Decision framework .......................................... 43

PART 09: Drivers and challenges ..................................... 45

Market drivers 46

Impact of drivers on key customer segments 49

Market challenges 50

Impact of challenges on key customer segments 53

PART 10: Market trends .................................................... 54

3D printing of low-cost satellites 54

Evolution of second-generation iridium constellation

Iridium NEXT 54

Influence of big data 55

Provision of low-cost satellite-based internet services 56

Impact of nanotechnologies 57

PART 11: Patent analysis .................................................. 59

Patent trends 59

PART 12: Vendor landscape ............................................. 63

Competitive scenario 63

Black Sky 66

Dauria Aerospace 67

Deep Space Industries 68

Planet Labs 70

SpaceX 71

SPIRE 72

Other prominent vendors 73

PART 13: Appendix............................................................ 75

List of abbreviations 75

PART 14: Explore Technavio ............................................ 76