Satellite Financing, M&A, and IPO Tracker 2024–2029
Global space startup funding reached about $8.6–$9.5 billion in 2024. By Q3 2024, space tech funding had risen to $6 billion, nearly the total for 2023. In 2024, 73 space-related acquisitions were announced, including 23 in NewSpace, a 39% increase from the previous year. SES agreed to acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion in 2024, with closing expected in the second half of 2025. Eutelsat’s takeover of OneWeb was valued at about $3.4 billion (announced 2022, closed 2023), creating a hybrid GEO+LEO operator. Lockheed Martin acquired Terran Orbital for about $450 million in August 2024 to secure in-house smallsat production. KBR