Space Situational Awareness Market Report 2026

The space situational awareness market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.59 billion in 2025 to $1.69 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. 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 to monitor orbital environments, rising governmental focus on tracking space debris and re-entry predictions, expansion of mission support and navigation services for launch and early-orbit operations.

The space situational awareness market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.16 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to 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, expansion of international collaboration to enhance global space-traffic management capabilities. Major trends in the forecast period include artificial intelligence & autonomous intelligence, digitalization, cloud, big data & cybersecurity, internet of things (iot), smart infrastructure & connected ecosystems, autonomous systems, robotics & smart mobility, industry 4.0 and intelligent manufacturing.

The growing demand for space-based sensing activities is driving the expansion of the space situational awareness market. Space-based sensing activities involve remote sensing technology that profiles the Earth's atmosphere and ionosphere with high vertical resolution and global coverage, utilizing GNSS (such as GPS) data obtained from low-Earth orbit satellites. Most governments leverage space situational awareness to plan their space operations, as it enables the prediction of the orbital paths of cataloged objects and debris. For example, a report released in March 2023 by the UK government noted that in 2022, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services contributed £320 billion to GDP, representing 15.3%. Additionally, Earth Observation satellite services supported £106 billion of GDP, accounting for 5.1%. Thus, the increasing demand for space-based sensing activities is fueling the growth of the space situational awareness market.

Major companies in the space situational awareness market are concentrating on the development of space situational awareness (SSA) and space surveillance and tracking (SST) systems to enhance the monitoring of space objects, improve collision avoidance strategies, ensure satellite operation safety, and support regulatory compliance in an increasingly congested orbital environment. These innovative systems utilize advanced technology to provide comprehensive monitoring of objects in space, ensuring the safety and security of both space assets and operations. With an API-driven design, these systems allow for seamless integration with various internal radars, telescopes, classified systems, and onboard GPS. For example, in February 2024, Integrasys SA, a US-based company, launched Orbisat, which is designed to connect with existing proprietary or public subsystems, enabling automated tracking, collision avoidance, telemetry, and control functionalities. This integration is vital for maintaining operational efficiency in crowded space environments. The solution relies on a robust database sourced from public data platforms like Celestrack and Spacetrack, which is continuously updated to ensure real-time accuracy in monitoring space objects.

In August 2023, MDA Ltd. acquired SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd. (SSS), contributing to MDA Ltd.'s market expansion in the UK and enhancing in-country capabilities for space satellite payload production. SatixFy Space Systems UK Ltd. (SSS) is a UK-based company specializing in digital payload defense and space manufacturing, with expertise 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., United Technologies Corporation, 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.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs on space situational awareness components such as radar systems, satellites, and tracking software have increased costs and disrupted supply chains, particularly affecting manufacturing hubs in North America and Europe. Government and commercial SSA programs face higher procurement expenses and potential delays. Positive impacts include promoting local production, incentivizing domestic R&D for advanced monitoring systems, and enhancing regional space situational capabilities.

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Space situational awareness involves tracking objects in space, encompassing their identification, orbit determination, understanding the operational environment, and predicting future positions and potential threats. The purpose is to anticipate collisions among objects and alert space operators to potentially hazardous close approaches, enabling collision avoidance maneuvers.

Key components of space situational awareness solutions include services, payload systems, and software. Services involve characterizing space objects, determining their orbital trajectory, size, shape, mass, composition, rotational dynamics, and other parameters. Capabilities include detect, track, and identify (D/T/ID), threat warning, assessment, and characterization. Objects under consideration range from mission-related debris, rocket bodies, and fragmentation debris to functional and non-functional spacecraft. The main orbital ranges are near-earth and deep space. End users of these solutions include commercial entities, government agencies, and military organizations.

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.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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