Companies including Thales Alenia Space , orbital Technologies , Airbus and orbital have said customers are demanding flexible , reprogrammable satellites as business predictions for the operating sector shrink to around five years . Satellites ' ability to adapt to meet customer and business needs is paramount , said Jean - Marc ##ault , head of space systems at orbital technologies and Space . However , long - term cost - effectiveness remains key to the wider rollout of such craft , said Maxar ##ctic Dan ##son .
Companies including Thales Alenia Space, Maxar Technologies, Airbus and Boeing have said customers are demanding flexible, reprogrammable satellites as business predictions for the operating sector shrink to around five years. Satellites' ability to adapt to changing customer and business needs is paramount, said Jean-Marc Nasr, head of space systems at Airbus Defence and Space. However, long-term cost-effectiveness remains key to the wider rollout of such craft, said Maxar CEO Dan Jablonsky.