SMALLSAT SYMPOSIUM,
SILICON VALLEY 2020
MARKET BRIEF:EARTH OBSERVATION
Adam Keith
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WHO WE ARE?
THEMATIC
TRAINING
EXECUTIVE
SUMMITS
THEMATIC
RESEARCH
PRODUCTS
TAILORED
CONSULTING
SERVICES
Corporate strategy
Government programs
Due diligence
Feasibility studies
RFI/RFP process
Program monitoring
Support to operatins
600 clients
in 50 countries,
7 global locations
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MAJOR SHIFT IN EO SATELLITE MANUFACTURING*
2009-2018 2019-2028
~$25B
~$110M
~$69B
~$49M
~>227 ~1402
<49% ~71%
*FOCUS ON COMMERCIAL SATELLITES >50KG (NON-METEO)
Satellites
Manufacturing
Revenue
Average
Satellite Cost
of the satellites
in<$50M price range
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THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL EO REALITY
CONSOLIDATED
COMMERCIAL DATA
MARKET
FRAGMENTED
SERVICES/
INFORMATION MARKET
COMBINED
MAXAR & AIRBUS
67%
2018
$1.5B
OTHER
COMMERCIAL DATA
(~12 operators)
33%
2018
$3.4B
COMBINED MAXAR &
AIRBUS 18%
OTHER
OPERATORS
2%
OTHER VAS
COMPANIES
(>1000 companies)
(80%)
Disaster Mgt. 1%
TOTAL
$1.5B
Infrastructure
10%
Natural
Resources 7%
Energy 4%
Environment 2%LBS
7%
Defense
65%
LBS
5%
TOTAL
$3.4B
Environment
22%
Natural Resources
16%
Energy 7%
Maritime 1%
Disaster Mgt. 4%
Defense
19%
Infrastructure
26%
Finance 1%
Maritime 4%
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SMALLSAT SUPPLY EXPANSION
of which ~3,500
in other constellations
Of which 1,500 in Single satellite missions
1,500 SATELLITES 8,500 SATELLITES# of
of which ~3,500
in 3 mega-constellations
ALL SMALLSATS & OPERATORS
Telecom49%
EARTH OBSERVATION
19%
Information15%
Technology14%
Security1%
Science1%
Exploration1%
2019-2028
8,500
SIMILAR OBJECTIVE FOR ALL EO OPERATORS: LOW-COST, HIGH
FREQUENCY DATA COLLECTION TO SUPPORT CHANGE DETECTION ANALYTICS
AND INFORMATION DELIVERY
~1,600 units
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NOT JUST MORE DATA – BUT DIFFERENT RESOURCES
* For agile systems it refers to <30°ONA, for SSO orbit it refers to around 40°Lat
** Non exhaustive. Including estimates by Euroconsult on system performance
“Any” vs. “Every”
daily revisit point
250
10
150
Daily collection ( M. km²)
Revisit (days)*
Resolution (m)
Future capacity
Current capacity
4
3
2
1
0
0 1 2 3 4
Agile and
taskable syst.
Different orbital
planes
Non taskable or agile
➢ Constellations as the future
standard
➢ “Daily” revisit: any vs. every point
➢ Swath vs resolution
➢ Taskable vs. automatic acquisition
➢ On-demand vs. subscription
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FREE DATA POLICY TO SUPPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT
FREE DATA DAILY COLLECTION CAPACITY
(OPTICAL, MILLION KM2)
FREE DATA YEARLY CONSUMPTION -
DOWNLOADS (PB est.)
0
20
40
60
80
100
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Sentinel-2b Sentinel-2aLandsat-8 Landsat-7
Start of the free-
data policy
57% of the land mass covered daily
for free since late 2017
0
10
20
30
40
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Landsat 1-8
Sentinel 2a/b
Source: Landsat estimate based on acquired/downloaded scenes and typical scene data size, Copernicus reporting
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CHANGING MARKET FOR EARTH OBSERVATION SOLUTIONS
U.S. DoD (NGA, NRO)
Civil institutions
Other
users
Other DoDs
SCHEMATIC EO VAS ANNUAL PROCUREMENT
> $100M
$10-100M
$1-10M
$100K-1M
< $100K
NUMBER OF USERS
~2
~10
~10
~100
>100,000
Top 10-20 non-U.S. DoDs
B2G
B2B
TOWARDS EO MASS MARKETS
Large industry
users
VAS UPSIDE MARKET 2028
2028:
$9.7BNDefense
(27%)
Energy (7%)
Nat. res.
(10%)
Infras.
(18%)
Dis. management (7%)Env. mon.
(7%)
Maritime
(4%)
LBS
(9%)
Finance
(11%)
• Services emerging based on low-cost supply: more limited ARPU, but
greater mass market
• Services based on change detection analytics which businesses may
subscribe: price points measured in the $K as opposed to $M
Shifting EO from a mostly B2G business to more B2B.
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INCREASING SERVICES INTEGRATION
ProductProduct
Application
LEVEL OF SERVICES INTEGRATION
[SaaS]
User can access
software applications
through a web-based
interface to access
information.
Product
Application
Data
Infrastructure
Virtualisation
[PaaS]
Vendors provide data and
sometimes API in an
environment where
developers can create
new applications.
Infrastructure
Virtualisation
Data
[DaaS]Vendors give easy
access to proprietary and
3rd party data with
analytics tools.
Application
Data
Infrastructure
Virtualisation
[IaaS]Users outsource data
storage, network and OS
management, by buying
resources rather than server,
data center, calculator etc.
Product
Application
Data
Infrastructure
Virtualisation
Software as a ServiceData as a ServicePlatform as a ServiceInfrastructure
As a Service
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$85 million
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INVESTMENT INTO NEW EARTH OBSERVATION OPERATORS
The last highest fundraising events in the last
year: Hyperspectral & SAR constellations
$86 million
$196 million
$384 million
$80 million
$16.7 million
$65 million
$50 million
$182 million
Recently raised
$168 million in
Series D
financing
Recently raised
$52 million from
strategic partners
Recently raised
$10 million
from Business
Finland
Raised $27
million in Series
B financing in
2017
Recently raised
$150 million in
Series C
financing
Recently raised
$19 million in
Series B
financing
Recently raised $5
million in their last
funding round out
of six
Recently raised
a total of $85
million over one
round
Raised $16.7
million over 2
rounds in 2017
$24 million
$100 million
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GEOGRAPHICAL DENSITY OF EO ANTENNAS TO INCREASE
Density of antennas
High
Low
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POTENTIAL GROWTH
• Mid-latitudes to decrease latency
• Interest for maritime applications
• Close to South Pole with easy access
POLES
• Maximize number of passes
• Strategic position for data relay in LEO satellites context
LOW-COVERED REGION
• Interest to monitor resources
EO Ground Segment Market:
• Currently estimated at ~$40M
• Expected 5y CAGR ~7.5%
New trends:
• New frequencies: Ka-band/Optical link
• New commercial sites to increase
• New ground segment service providers
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TAKEAWAYS
01 02 03
05042020-2022 as
game changing
time period
New service
definition &
monetization still
early stage
Growing
government &
free data supply
Further
ecosystem
transformation
ahead
Still need
success
stories, exits?
France · USA · Canada · Japan · Singapore
Շնորհակալություն
Danke
спасибо
MerciДякую
Thank you
Muchas Gracias
شكرا谢谢
ありがとうございました
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