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宇宙燃料的全球市場 (2016-2030年):推動劑類型·零件·火箭類型·各地區的機會及預測Space Fuel Market Assessment, By Propellant Type, By Component, By Vehicle Type, By Region, Opportunities and Forecast, 2016-2030F |
宇宙燃料市場規模預計將從 2022 年的 139 億美元成長到 2030 年的 416 億美元,預測期內複合年增長率為 14.7%。 新衛星的發射和對太空旅行的熱情正在推動技術進步並鼓勵航太公司擴大業務。火箭和創新衛星的建造為太空探索創造了巨大的可能性,而這些領域需要不同類型的宇宙燃料。宇宙燃料在充分利用這些機會方面發揮關鍵作用。載人太空探索帶來科學發現和重要突破,促使政府和私人公司投資太空計畫。如果沒有宇宙燃料的發明,這些計劃都是不可能實現的,並且各種宇宙燃料的重要性已經被認識。
開發環保宇宙燃料可以減少火箭引擎燃燒燃料時產生的溫室氣體排放。在國家層面上,美國為重大太空計畫做出了貢獻,從軍事關鍵通訊系統到國際太空站文物,包括太空人、衛星和有效載荷。宇宙燃料和火箭推進劑可有效提供約 175 秒至 300-350 秒的比衝。發射衛星或太空船需要大量燃料才能使火箭達到每秒約 5 英里的速度並幫助其逃離地球大氣層。隨著航太工業的發展,全球航太燃料市場也呈指數級增長。
本報告提供全球宇宙燃料的市場調查,彙整市場定義和概要,市場規模的轉變·預測,各種區分·各地區的詳細分析,產業結構,影響市場成長因素的分析,案例研究,競爭情形,主要企業簡介等資訊。
Space Fuel Market was valued at USD 13.9 billion in 2022, expected to reach USD 41.6 billion in 2030 with a CAGR of 14.7% for the forecast period between 2023 and 2030. The commencement of new satellites and the rising craze for space tourism has created advancement in technologies and space-related companies to expand their business. The production of launch vehicles and innovative satellites has generated immense potential for space exploration. Imperatively, every operation in these sectors requires different types of space fuels. Space fuels deliver a prominent segment in taking these opportunities to the highest altitude. Human space exploration to yield scientific discoveries and significant breakthroughs has encouraged government and private companies to invest more in space development programs. Without the invention of space fuel, none of these programs could be feasible where the importance of various space fuels is recognized.
The development of green-based space fuels has ensured low greenhouse gas emissions associated with burning fuels in rocket engines. On a country basis, the United States contributes to major space programs accounting for military-heavy communication systems to International Space Station deliverables, including astronauts, satellites, and payloads. Space fuels or rocket propellants effectively deliver specific impulses ranging from around 175 to a maximum of 300-350 seconds. Launching a satellite or any space vehicle requires an enormous quantity of fuels that assist in escaping Earth's atmosphere by providing velocity to the rocket around 5 miles per second. Decisively, with the growing space industry, the global market of space fuel is also increasing exponentially.
The growing demand to put more advanced satellites into orbit has tremendously increased such that all technological practices depend on such rolling satellites. The United States government has released data that states as of 2022, around 5,500 active satellites are revolving in orbit, and by 2030, another 58,000 are projected to be launched by different countries. The launching coordinates of the satellite from the earth's surface beyond the atmosphere vary from 80 miles to 22,000 miles. Falcon 9 rocket developed by SpaceX can utilize around 902,793 lbs of fuel, which is equivalent to 150 mass of elephants.
The current propellant or fuel for launching a satellite is hydrazine-based fuel, which is severely toxic and can be explosive and violent to nature. HyproGEO, a significant project commenced by giant Airbus, has successfully developed a non-toxic propulsion system for launching satellites in the geostationary orbit around 22,223 miles above the earth's surface. The HyperGEO has incorporated a hybrid propulsion system that produces very hot oxygen and water vapor by passing hydrogen peroxide over a catalyzer. For different purposes like phone communications, high-tech network connectivity, and military operations, the satellites are launched into specific orbits like low-orbits, middle-orbits, and geostationary orbits where the requirement of rocket-based space fuel varies. The proliferation of the space industry for launching rockets is creating massive space fuel opportunities, involving major space companies.
The development of various space programs to explore scientific discoveries in outer space and planets has significantly raised demands for space fuel. Space fuels can be categorized into solid and liquid types comprising small quantities of additives. Various liquid propellants, including hydrogen, oxygen, hydrazine, and monomethyl hydrazine, have been extensively used as rocket fuel carriers for satellites and humans. Burning solid rocket fuels in different space launches can lead to substantial carbon footprints. In every launch, a plume of exhaust is produced and, with effective launches, can accumulate a humongous harmful contaminant over time. This heap of contaminants has raised concerns for the atmospheric environment as these can potentially alter the atmospheric compositions.
Unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide propellants are potentially accountable for rocket emissions engine, which subsequently leaves small traces of soot and alumina. These harmful contaminants and materials gradually build up in the stratosphere, the primary cause of ozone layer depletion. The growing number of space missions with the enhancement in the space industry poses a significant threat for which alternative solutions are continuously being developed. Blue Origin has successfully created Shepard's BE-3PM engine, where it is fueled by highly efficient and clean liquid, oxygen only leaving water vapor with no carbon emissions. The advancement in space technologies predominantly creates global market opportunities for space fuel exploration.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created unprecedented impacts by negatively influencing trade dynamics across the globe, including the space sector. Space missions by significant space companies were disrupted due to the pandemic crisis as the expenditure for the space departments was significantly reduced. Consequently, the market of space fuel also got severely affected as the demand for respective fuels drastically reduced. Gaganyaan, a space program for ISRO, India, with the objective of crewed orbital spacecraft missions, was rescheduled during COVID-19. Various satellite launch missions also got delayed, which prominently caused trouble for space exploration companies-with the gradual ease of conditions and impact of COVID-19, government space organizations started developing new strategies for space programs, which subsequently created massive potential for the space fuel market worldwide.
The invasion of Russia on Ukraine has severely impacted various sectors around the globe, extending to the space industry too. The annexation in 2022 has developed ramifications among the space companies where the stringent sanctions by Europe and the United States on Russia have decreased their reliance on essential space equipment and technologies that earlier dealt with Russian space agencies. The space fuel market was also affected, and the unprecedented variation due to war led to less consumption of space fuel for different rocket boosters and launchers. The United States has started building its launch capabilities by replacing Russian engines and fuel exploration. The significant measures adopted by space agencies have again created the global market potential of space fuel, generating multiple opportunities to expand the space industry.
Space companies are exploring various opportunities to build effective space fuel technology. IHI Corporation, a Japanese aerospace company, has successfully developed an LNG propulsion system that uses liquid natural gas (LNG) as a fuel, which accounts for better space storability and higher density than hydrogen. The company is on the path of developing clean orbit control engines through low-toxicity and zero-toxic propellants. Analyzing the combustion states of various machines, they are researching building propulsion systems of high reliability. Similarly, other space companies invest in innovative research to develop adequate space fuel for space exploration.
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Companies mentioned above DO NOT hold any order as per market share and can be changed as per information available during research work.