Space Situational Awareness Market Global Report 2026

The space situational awareness market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.6 billion in 2025 to $1.8 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing deployment of radar sensors and telescopes for tracking space objects, growth in satellite launches driving demand for orbit determination and conjunction analysis, early development of space data centers and event-generation tools for monitoring orbital environments, rising government focus on tracking space debris and predicting re-entry events, and expansion of mission support and navigation services for launch and early-orbit operations.

The space situational awareness market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.82 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.0%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to the growing need for advanced space-debris monitoring as satellite constellations proliferate, increasing adoption of automated orbit-determination and collision-avoidance software, development of integrated space situational awareness networks combining commercial and government data sources, rising demand for real-time space-weather forecasting to protect spacecraft assets, and expansion of international collaboration to enhance global space-traffic management capabilities. Major trends in the forecast period include artificial intelligence and autonomous intelligence, digitalization, cloud, big data and cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT), smart infrastructure and connected ecosystems, autonomous systems, robotics and smart mobility, Industry 4.0, and intelligent manufacturing.

The increase in demand for space-based sensing activities is expected to propel the growth of the space situational awareness market in the coming years. Space-based sensing activities refer to remote sensing technologies that profile the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere with high vertical resolution and global coverage using GNSS (such as GPS) readings acquired by low-Earth orbiting satellites. The majority of governments use space situational awareness to plan their space activities because it enables them to predict the orbital paths of cataloged objects and space debris. For instance, in August 2025, according to the UK Space Agency, a UK-based government agency, in 2024 satellite services, including navigation, Earth observation, meteorology, and communications, contributed $527.30 billion (£454 billion) to the UK economy, representing 18% of the nation’s total GDP. Therefore, the increasing demand for space-based sensing activities is driving the growth of the space situational awareness market.

Major companies operating in the space situational awareness market are focusing on introducing space situational awareness (SSA) and space surveillance and tracking (SST) systems to improve the monitoring of space objects, enhance collision avoidance strategies, ensure satellite operational safety, and support regulatory compliance in an increasingly crowded orbital environment. This innovative system is an advanced technology designed to provide comprehensive monitoring of objects in space, supporting the safety and security of space assets and operations. The system features an API-driven design that enables easy integration with various internal radars, telescopes, classified systems, and onboard GPS. For instance, in February 2024, Integrasys SA, a US-based company, launched Orbisat. Orbisat is designed to interconnect with existing proprietary or public subsystems, enabling automated tracking, collision avoidance, telemetry, and control functionalities. This integration is essential for maintaining operational efficiency in increasingly congested space environments. The solution uses a robust database compiled from public data sources such as Celestrack and Spacetrack, which is continuously updated to maintain real-time accuracy in monitoring space objects.

In August 2023, MDA Ltd., a Canada-based space technology company, acquired SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd. (SSS) for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, MDA Ltd. can accelerate its market expansion in the UK while adding in-country capabilities to manufacture space satellite payloads. SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd. (SSS) is a UK-based digital payload defense and space manufacturing company engaged in space situational awareness capabilities.

Major companies operating in the space situational awareness market are Lockheed Martin Corporation, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems Inc., Applied Defense Solutions, Schafer Industries, L3harris Technologies, General Dynamics Corporation, Vision Engineering Solutions, Norstar Space Data, SpaceNav LLC, Elecnor Deimos Group, ExoAnalytic Solutions Inc., Honeywell International Inc., DRS Technologies., BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation, RTX Corporation, Thales Group, ATOS SE, Elbit Systems Ltd., Leonardo S.p.A., Rheinmetall AG, Airbus SE, Boeing Co., Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, GE Aviation, Safran S.A., Israel Aerospace Industries, Spirit AeroSystems Inc., Triumph Group Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon Web Services Inc., Google LLC, Oracle Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc.

North America was the largest region in the space situational awareness market in 2025. North America is expected to be the fastest growing region in the space situational awareness market share during the forecast period. The regions covered in the space situational awareness market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the space situational awareness market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The space situational awareness market includes revenues earned by entities from space weather forecasts and warnings, radiofrequency interference notifications, disposal/end-of-life-support, tracking space debris, re-entry predictions, orbit determination, launch and early orbit phase, on-orbit conjunction assessment, mission support & navigation, de-orbit support, breakups and separations, space object identification and launch detection. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The space situational awareness market also includes sales of radar sensors, telescopes, satellites, orbit determination tool kits, comspoc, space data center, space event generators, and joint space operations centers. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

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