Signals to Watch and What Would Change Our View
Which events over the next 24 months will show where the Earth observation market is going?
Chapter summary
Watch, in order: US intelligence appropriations for commercial imagery (FY2027), European decisions on EOGS and national SAR constellations, delivery of the first German SAR satellites from the Rheinmetall–ICEYE plant, Planet's and BlackSky's backlog conversion and sovereign bookings, public price lists for archive and tasking, the first reliable 10 cm VLEO imagery, licensing of large imagery archives to AI developers, and consolidation among SAR operators.
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watch, in order: US intelligence appropriations for commercial imagery (FY2027), European decisions on EOGS and national SAR constellations, delivery of the first German SAR satellites from the Rheinmetall–ICEYE plant, Planet's and BlackSky's backlog conversion and sovereign bookings, public price lists for archive and tasking, the first reliable 10 cm VLEO imagery, licensing of large imagery archives to AI developers, and consolidation among SAR operators.
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