- In March 2021, SKY Perfect JSAT (Japan) entered into an agreement with Airbus to construct the Superbird-9, a fully digital telecommunications satellite with in-orbit reconfigurability. The total investment, including the contract, is projected to be around USD 273.95 million
- In March 2021, Lockheed Martin (U.S.) secured contracts worth USD 7.8 billion, the first to develop three geostationary satellites, along with a separate contract modification for the manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing processes
- In February 2021, L3Harris was awarded a USD 137 million contract from Lockheed Martin to provide four digital payloads for GPS navigation satellites
- In January 2021, Airbus signed an agreement with Intelsat to develop two OneSat satellites, which will operate in multiple frequency bands for Intelsat’s next-generation software-defined network. These satellites are expected to be delivered by 2023
- In January 2021, the Space Development Agency granted SpaceX a USD 149 million contract and L3Harris a USD 193.5 million contract to each build four satellites aimed at detecting and tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles
