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Affordability and Productivity Drive Historic Satellite Industry Growth: Satellite Industry Association Releases the 29th Annual State of the Satellite Industry Report

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Affordability and Productivity Drive Historic Satellite Industry Growth: Satellite Industry Association Releases the 29th Annual State of the Satellite Industry Report 2025 Industry Highlights include:

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced the release of its 29 th annual State of the Satellite Industry Report (SSIR), a global summary of the commercial satellite industry. For nearly three decades, SIA has published the leading analysis of the satellite industry’s economic performance. Produced by BryceTech, the 2026 SSIR derives from proprietary surveys of satellite companies, in-depth public information, and independent analysis, combined to assess the performance of sectors including satellite services, manufacturing, ground equipment, plus space sustainability and launch services.

During 2025, the industry continued to grow at an unprecedented rate as a record number of 296 launches deployed 4,434 satellites into Earth orbit. A total of 14,266 operational satellites were circling the globe at the end of the year.

Key Revenue and Industry Segment Takeaways from the New Report:

“In 2025, thanks to continued innovation and investment, the commercial satellite industry further expanded at a historic rate,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “Not only is the number of satellites increasing, space-based assets are more productive than ever before and can do more at a lower cost to manufacture and deploy. Increased utility and new capabilities will continue to benefit the hundreds of millions of Americans and billions of global customers that already rely on satellites every day.”

Mr. Stroup added, “America’s industry leadership position continued in 2025 as U.S. firms manufactured 83% of commercially procured satellites launched in 2025 while American launch companies captured 63% of the launches conducted throughout the year and 59 percent of commercially-procured launch revenue. At the end of 2025, American companies continued to wholly or partially operate more than 70 percent of the total number of satellites circling the globe. SIA is proud to continue to represent and advocate on behalf of the domestic satellite industry and we look forward to continuing to work with U.S lawmakers and regulators to help ensure continued industry innovation, investment and America’s continued domination of the global space economy.”

To view the executive summary slide of this year’s SIA State of the Satellite Industry Report, please click HERE. All SIA members receive a complimentary copy of the annual report. For all others who wish to purchase a copy of the complete report or for more information, please visit the SSIR website page HERE or contact SIA via email at info@sia.org.

About The Satellite Industry Association

SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; AST Space Mobile; Comtech; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; Eutelsat Group; HawkEye 360; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Planet Labs PBC; SES Americom, Inc.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: The Aerospace Corporation; Artel, LLC; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; The Boeing Company; ExoAnalytic Solutions; iDirect Government, LLC; Integrasys LLC; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Satcom Direct Government; Skyloom and Telesat. SIA Affiliate Members include: AvL Technologies; COMSAT; Cooley LLP; DLA Piper; Globalstar; Greenberg Traurig LLP; Hogan Lovells; Intrado Life & Safety, Inc.; Jenner & Block; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; Peraton; Sheppard Mullin; Wiley and XTAR, LLC.

SIA Media Contact: Dean Hirasawa

Endeavour Communications

dhirasawa@sia.org