https://spacewatch.global/features/forecasts/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/features/forecasts/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/11/smallsat-market-more-than-quadruples-in-the-2020s-euroconsult-finds/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=28050&preview=true&preview_id=28050 Smallsat market more than quadruples in the 2020s, Euroconsult finds]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/02/espi-brief-next-steps-to-the-moon-what-role-for-europe/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12652 https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/espi-brief-on-the-importance-of-narratives-in-outer-space/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 09:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12548 As part of the partnership between SpaceWatch.Global and the European Space Policy Institute, we have been granted permission to publish selected articles and briefs. This is ESPI Briefs No. 21: ‘On the importance of narratives in outer space ’, originally published in March 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/sea-launch-does-the-platform-have-a-future/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10150 It was reported that S7 Space was ready to order up to 50 rockets from Roscosmos with an option for another 35 if Soyuz-5 met the company's requirements. However, as the general director of S7 Space Sergey Sopov pointed out, the Russian government had lost interest in his company immediately after the deal had been closed.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/spacewatch-global-part-three-outlook-paywall-2018-draft/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6976   A message from ThorGroup Management   In our last Seasonal Thoughts 2017, we spoke about our recent past and our outlook for 2018. We are pleased to announce that in January 2018, we expanded globally – SpaceWatch.Global is live now! We would also like to announce that on Sunday 14 January 2018, we will […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/01/spacewatchgl-forecast-orbital-debris-industry-call-action-gvf-satellite-hub-summit-2018/ Sun, 07 Jan 2018 06:00:19 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6978 We hear the same thing over and over again at industry conferences all over the world: ‘We must do something about orbital debris’ and yet, somehow, there has been a failure to act. This is a hugely serious problem that has the potential to cause catastrophic collisions in orbit, putting critical communications and observation satellites […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/season-thoughts-2017-spacewatch-global/ Tue, 26 Dec 2017 07:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6757 A message from ThorGroup Management In our last Seasonal Thoughts 2017 we spoke about our recent past and where we stand today. Now, we are ready to disclose a few of our plans for next year. As of January 2018 we will go global – SpaceWatch.Global! SpaceWatch Middle East will take on a broader scope […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/5g-satellite-can-they-co-exist/ Sun, 17 Dec 2017 07:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6673 With 20.8 million devices connected to the Internet by 2020 [Source, Gartner], and requiring constant connectivity, the wireless industry has a big job to do. Today, we are embarking on an era where the proliferation of devices – everything from tablets and phones to cars, watches, the white goods in your kitchen, and a plethora […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/season-thoughts-2017-two-years-thorgroup-first-outlook-2018/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6601 A message from ThorGroup Management We established ThorGroup over two years ago now. Our vision was to start a publication that focused on space in emerging areas of the world. The first area, and an area of our own interest and expertise, was the Middle East. Where ThorGroup does the analytics and business intelligence on space […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/spacewatchme-forecast-mena-and-the-new-mobility-paradigm-for-air-sea-at-gvf-satellite-hub-summit-2018/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6583 Our insatiable hunger to be connected has now well and truly extended to the skies and also to the high seas. No longer are we content to access connectivity at home and whilst out and about. We want it everywhere – and that means at sea and in the air. The things that used to […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/spacewatchme-interviews-chris-welch/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 05:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6502 “The paradigm shift that we see today in space activities is best encapsulated by the term ‘Space 4.0’, and the ‘Moon Village’ concept seeks to transform this paradigm shift into a set of concrete actions and create an environment where both international cooperation and the commercialisation of space can thrive.” – Jan Woerner, ESA Director […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/11/spacewatchme-forecast-conferences-satexpo-gvf-satellite-hub-summit-2018/ Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6376 The long-standing collaboration of the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) continues for 2018 with a further enhanced partnership to bring a programme of strategic debate on key issues for the current satellite industry technology and service marketplace to CABSAT in Dubai. Here, Martin Jarrold, Chief of International programme Development for […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/earth-observation-data-services-market-2026-u-s-8-5-billion-potential-reach-u-s-15-billion/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:05:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6101 According to the 10th edition of Euroconsult’s report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2026, the Earth Observation (EO) data and services market should reach U.S.$8.5 billion by 2026 based on current growth trajectories. An alternative value-added services (VAS) model also presented has a combined market potential of U.S.$15 billion. This upside model considers the […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/spacewatchme-interviews-simonetta-di-pippo-of-unoosa-about-high-level-forum-dubai-2017/ Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6105 Prior to this year’s High Level Forum in Dubai, SpaceWatch Middle East spoke with Simonetta di Pippo, Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), about this year’s HLF forecast. We are heading towards the 2017 High Level Forum (HLF) in Dubai. Last year the Dubai Declaration was presented, can you summarise […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/5871/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 12:55:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5871 Innovation labs, hubs and incubators are currently being developed and large, small and medium-sized enterprises want to digitize themselves with their help. The lab stimulates thought processes, enables open collaboration between creative minds and established structures, and often allows new business models, new products and ideas to be tested with little effort. This challenge is […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/10/salalah-oman-host-9th-arabsat-broadcast-forum-october-3-4-2017/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 07:05:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5846 Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat – is to hold its 9th annual Satellite TV Broadcast Forum on October 3-4, 2017, at the Rotana Resort in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. The forum is held under the patronage of His Excellency the Omani Minister of Information,  in the presence of a large number of Arab and […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/09/spacewatchme-forecast-intergeo-2017-berlin-germany/ Tue, 19 Sep 2017 20:50:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=5726 The INTERGEO is evolving. What have been the most important milestones of the trade fair in the last few years and what areas does the event focus on? Since the inaugural event in 1995, INTERGEO has been designed with a view to maintain continuity and further development. From the outset, the prefix ‘Inter’ was meant […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/07/meir-moalem-of-sky-and-space-global/ Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4988 Sky and Space Global’s 3 Diamonds nano-satellites were successfully launched on 23 June 2017 aboard the PSLV from ISRO’s launch site at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The launch is a key milestone for SAS as a business, which has been engaged in months of preparation ahead of the launch. The 3 […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/06/the-spacewatchme-interviews-teamindus-and-yahsat-collaborate-and-bring-lunar-rover-to-stem-day-at-masdar-institute/ Sun, 25 Jun 2017 08:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4914 In the latest SpaceWatch Middle East interview series, Helen Jameson speaks to Rahul Narayan of TeamIndus to find out more about the STEM day at MASDAR Institute and the importance of outreach programmes such as this. Inspiring the next generation is something that we talk a great deal about within the space industry. It is, […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/06/spacewatchme-forecast/ Fri, 23 Jun 2017 07:30:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=4892 The inaugural INNOspace weekend is set to take place from 15-17 September at Solution Space, Cologne, with a focus on viable business models at the interface between space, logistics and automotive. The two-day event provides a platform for developing innovative applications and start-up concepts in the space and mobility sector. DLR Space Administration will play […]]]>