Satellite Industry Association Looks Forward to Working with the New Administration to Ensure America’s Continued Domination of Global Space Economy

Washington, D.C., February 12, 2025 – The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced the release of an industry white paper stating that the Association and its members are looking forward to working closely with the Trump Administration to solidify American leadership in space and continued unprecedented expansion. Over the past five plus years, thanks to tremendous leaps in U.S. technological innovation in spacecraft design, manufacturing and launch services, the American commercial satellite industry has grown at an extraordinary rate. Today, close to 12,000 satellites are operating in Earth orbit, compared with just 2,100 at the beginning of 2019.

Representing over 50 leading companies in the satellite sector, SIA advocates for policies that will help to sustain a thriving, innovative industry that provides critical services to hundreds of millions of Americans each day – services such as broadband connectivity, Internet of Things (IoT), Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems, video broadcasting, safety services, remote sensing, weather monitoring, and Earth observation. From ensuring reliable communication (including in remote areas) to enabling disaster response and national defense, satellites play a crucial role in maintaining U.S. leadership in space and technology.

SIA and its members are dedicated to advancing national interests, ensuring the competitiveness of
satellite companies in the U.S. and globally while driving progress for the benefit of all Americans. In furtherance of these goals, the Association is focusing on five key priorities.

Promote American space innovation through streamlined regulations without unnecessary red tape and bureaucracy
Lead standards development internationally
Enact effective space debris policies and rigorously advocate for adoption of similar policies in other countries and in international fora
Streamline space system procurement for greater efficiency in government acquisition
Spur development and investment through access to sufficient spectrum resources

“SIA and its members appreciate the opportunity to open this dialogue with the Trump Administration,” said Tom Stroup, president of the Satellite Industry Association. “We look forward to working closely with the Administration to promote America’s continued technological and space industry leadership for the benefit of all Americans.”

To view a complete copy of the SIA white paper including further details of the SIA’s key priorities listed above, please click on the following link. https://sia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/White-Paper25-SIA-Transition-White-Paper-FINAL.pdf

About The Satellite Industry Association
SIA is a U.S.-based trade association providing representation of the leading satellite operators, service providers, manufacturers, launch services providers, and ground equipment suppliers. For more than two decades, SIA has advocated on behalf of the U.S. satellite industry on policy, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the satellite business. For more information, visit www.sia.org.

SIA Executive Members include: Amazon; Comtech; DIRECTV; EchoStar Corporation; Eutelsat Group; HawkEye 360; Intelsat S.A.; Iridium Communications Inc.; Kratos Defense & Security Solutions; Ligado Networks; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Planet Labs PBC; SES Americom, Inc.; Spire Global Inc.; and Viasat Inc. SIA Associate Members include: ABS US Corp.; The Aerospace Corporation; Artel, LLC; AST Space Mobile; Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; The Boeing Company; Eutelsat America Corp + OneWeb Technologies; ExoAnalytic Solutions; Integrasys LLC; Kinematics; Kymeta Corporation; Omnispace; Ovzon; Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Skyloom; Telesat and ULA. SIA Affiliate Members include: AvL Technologies; COMSAT; Digital Locations, Inc.; Cooley LLP; DLA Piper; Globalstar; Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn); Hogan Lovells; Keysight Technologies, Inc.; Media Broadcast Satellite; Orbital Research; Peraton; Plexus Corp; Quadsat; Sheppard Mullin; Wiley; Xairos Systems Inc., and XTAR, LLC.

Media and PR Contact: Dean Hirasawa
Satellite Industry Association
Email: dhirasawa@sia.org
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