(AOF) – To help future developers of commercial satellite constellations plan their missions and operate their systems, Lockheed Martin is offering licenses for its Horizon Command & Control (C2) and Compass Mission Planning software. Horizon and Compass are based on an integrated and scalable modular architecture designed to meet specific customer needs. They provide essential capabilities for small, medium or large constellations, for orbit management, autonomous operations and formation flying.
Lockheed Martin has used versions of Horizon and Compass software in more than 50 spacecraft, performing government, research and commercial space missions.
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The end of a duopoly?
For several decades, the American Boeing and the European Airbus have shared 99% of the world market for airliners with more than 110 seats. This market weighs more than 100 billion dollars per year. However, this duopoly seems to be weakened in 2022 for several reasons. First, for the first time, two medium-haul single-aisle aircraft, the Chinese Comac’s C919 and the Russian Irkut’s MC-21, are about to enter service. Added to this is the Boeing 737 MAX crisis. With the cessation of deliveries of this aircraft between 2019 and 2021, the production balance has been broken. In 2021 Boeing posted 340 deliveries, with Airbus remaining well ahead with 611.