It was launched successfully from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome carrying a Glonass-M navigational satellite into medium Earth orbit. In March 2020, Russian built a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket equipped with a Fregat booster. The growing demand for high-speed, low-latency communication and increased satellite and spacecraft launches in the low Earth orbit are primarily driving this segment.
DARC will augment the military's space surveillance network as an additional sensor with increased capacity and capability to monitor deep space objects and provide full global coverage.īased on orbital range, a near-Earth segment of the space situational awareness market is projected to witness the largest share in 2021.īased on orbital range, the near-Earth segment is projected to lead the space situational awareness market during the forecast period. It will primarily track objects in the geosynchronous-Earth orbit, though it could also track objects in low-Earth orbit. According to the service, the platform is a ground-based radar system designed to detect, track, and maintain custody of deep space objects 24/7. In July 2021, the US Space Force Service is pursuing a deep space advanced radar concept program, also known as DARC. This new model is focused on the part of the Earth's atmosphere where many US satellites are in orbit and could be vulnerable to energy from the sun. In July 2021, the Space Weather Prediction Center (US) added the WAM-IPE, its newest model, to the Space Weather Prediction Center's toolkit. This is due to the increasing need for expansion of space weather services networks with additional capabilities, development of SSA tools, and the need for space surveillance and tracking for the smooth functioning of satellites.
Based on solution, the services segment of the space situational awareness market is estimated to hold the dominant market share in 2021.