The looming possibility of exits from satellite data analytics

6 February, 2020

The likelihood of exits from the satellite data analytics sector is a question mark amid trends that include the explosion of geospatial data from satellites and a rise in mid and late funding rounds.

Providers of space data analytic services are trying to be innovators to drive value, raising the question about…

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How long will the overcrowded smallsat launch market defy a shake-out?

30 January, 2020

Smallsat launch ventures are marching into the new decade en masse as they continue to defy a widely anticipated market shake-out, even after one of the better-funded hopefuls fell into bankruptcy late last year.

Estimates for the number of smallsat launch vehicles under development still range beyond 130, which is thought by many analysts to be easily in excess of even the most optimistic demand forecasts. One of the main reasons to question this anticipated launch demand is...

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