Twice satellite Earth observation in 2021

Day spatial Outlook 2013 was an opportunity for the firm to develop a Euroconsult state of the satellite industry. Even a "pause" in the growth of space budgets is indisputable, the satellite market remains buoyant, thanks to the many opportunities offered by emerging countries.

While the ESA has been given a budget last year by a record 10 billion euros, Americans have significantly reduced their investments both civilian and military. As for Asian countries, they have also seen their budgets decrease except China. "By combining all these events, one can speak of" pause "in the growth of global space budgets," said Rachel Villain, Director of the Space Division at the firm Euroconsult during the day Outlook spatial s' held this Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Paris.

Despite this slowdown, investment continues to grow and there especially as global demand continues to grow satellites. Valued at $ 20 billion per year (construction and launch), the global business sector is divided into three equal parts between the commercial, institutional and military.

Telecommunications satellites boosted by 3D and Ultra HD

For Rachel Villain, communications and broadcasting are the main use of civilian satellites. Globally, the industry would have been almost $ 127 billion in 2011 (from satellite manufacturers to suppliers of services and content). In Europe, the telecom market remains buoyant with a stabilization of the number of orders around 20 satellites per year. But the need continues to grow globally, with one hand emerging that install new networks, and secondly the arrival of new signal formats bandwidth intensive users (mainly video streams and 3D ultra high definition).

Increasing precision for Earth Observation

Estimated at $ 4.1 billion, the global chain of observation satellites includes thirty manufacturers and satellite launchers, eight traders, less than ten manufacturers of ground equipment and about 300 service providers. Driven by military needs, the demand for Earth observation satellites is set to double over the next ten years, according to research firm's Euroconsult. "Then in 2011 we had 120 observation satellites, we estimate about 240 satellites on global need by 2021," said Rachel Villlain.