Launch contract competitive results Space launch market competition




1 launch contract competitive results

1.1 before 2014
1.2 2014
1.3 2015





launch contract competitive results
before 2014

arianespace has dominated commercial launch market many years. in 2004, example, held on 50% of world market.



2010: 26 geostationary commercial satellites ordered under long-term launch contracts.
2011: 17 geostationary commercial satellites went under contract during 2011 historically large capital spending surge biggest satellite fleet operators began tail off, had been anticipated follow various satellite fleets being substantially upgraded.
2012: of september 2012, major launch providers globally arianespace (france), international launch services (united states) markets russian proton launch vehicle, , sea launch of switzerland markets russian-ukrainian zenit rocket. in late 2012, each of them had manifests full or both 2012 , 2013.
23 geostationary orbit communications satellites placed under firm contract during 2013.

2014

a total of 20 launches booked in 2014 commercial launch service providers. 19 flights geostationary orbit (geo), 1 low-earth orbit (leo) launch.


arianespace , spacex each signed 9 contracts geostationary launches, while mitsubishi heavy industries awarded one. united launch alliance signed 1 commercial contract launch orbital sciences corporation cygnus spacecraft leo-orbiting international space station following destruction on pad of orbital antares vehicle in october 2014. first year in time no commercial launches booked on russian (proton-m) , russian-ukrainian (zenit) launch service providers.


for perspective, 8 additional satellites in 2014 booked national launch providers in deals no competitive bids sought.


overall in 2014 arianespace took 60% of commercial launch market share.


2015

overall in 2015, arianespace signed 14 commercial-order launch contracts geosynchronous-orbit commsats, while spacex received 9, international launch services (proton) , united launch alliance signing 1 contract each. in addition, arianespace signed largest launch contract ever—for 21 leo launches oneweb using europeanized russian soyuz launch vehicle launching esa spaceport—and 2 vega smallsat launches.


in 2015 competition (no earlier 2017 possibly planned 2018 of november costs 11 million dollars 2015)


us military launch loft first of third-generation gps iii satellites orbit, ula—after having held government-sanctioned monopoly on military launches previous decade—declined submit bid, thereby leaving contract award winner spacex, other domestic us-provider of launch services certified usable military.








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