PitchBook-新兴空间简报：卫星服务（英）-2024-6页

1AliJavaheriAssociateAnalyst,EmergingTechnologyali.javaheri@pitchbook.comOriginallypublishedonAugust7,2024pbinstitutionalresearch@pitchbook.comEMERGINGSPACEBRIEFSatelliteServicing1:“CommercialSatelliteIndustryContinuesHistoricGrowthWhileDominatingGlobalSpaceBusiness—SIAReleases27thAnnualStateoftheSatelliteIndustryReport,”SIANews&Resources,June13,2024.TrendingcompaniesOverviewSatelliteservicinginvolvesthedevelopmentandapplicationoftechnologiestorepair,replace,refuel,andmaintainsatellitesalreadyinorbit.Companiesinthisspacefocusonextendingsatellitelifespans,enhancingperformance,andreducingtheneedforfrequentreplacements.Thisfieldaimstomaximizetheutilityandefficiencyofspaceassetsthroughinnovativein-orbitsolutions.BackgroundSatelliteservicinghastransformedfromatheoreticalconceptexploredbyacademiaandspaceagenciessincethe1960sintoapracticalmarketopportunity.NASA’ssuccessfulmissionstomaintaintheHubbleSpaceTelescopeandothersatelliteshavesetthestageformodernadvancements.TheDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(DARPA)hasalsosignificantlycontributedtothedevelopmentofsatelliteservicingtechnologies.Recently,theentranceofprivatecompaniesintothespacetechindustryhasacceleratedprogressinthisfield.AccordingtotheSatelliteIndustryAssociation,2023sawa20%increaseYoYincommercialsatellitelauncheswithatotalof2,781launched.Thespacei...