FSS Forecast - APRSAF
FSS Forecast - APRSAF
FSS Forecast - APRSAF
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Maturity of Commercial CommunicationsSatellite Marketplace• Maturity of commercial satellitecommunications industry:– 45 Years ago: 6 April 1965: Early Bird (Intelsat I) is launched.World's 1 st commercial communications satellite.– 136 satellites procured by Intelsat since Early Bird.– 285+ commercial communications satellites currentlyin GEO operation• Commercial communications satellitesare an efficient but concentratedmarketplace.Early Bird, April 6, 1965• Hosted payloads attempt to givegovernment the economic advantagesof that marketplace.24