New business models for software-defined satellites: this episode features Florian Thirion, Senior Product and Portfolio Marketing Manager at Airbus Defence and Space. New software-defined satellites give operators the capability to scale their business models and diversify the services they deliver to customers. Over 27,000 satellites with flexible architectures are forecasted to be manufactured and launched between 2021 and 2031. Software-defined satellites enables lower and progressive CapEx, can share capacity between operators, and have lower overall operation costs. In coming years, high throughput laser links between GEO and ground architecture will allow from 10-100 gigabits of massive data transfer. Chapters: 0:00 – introducing Florian Thirion, Airbus Defence and Space 1:25 – current state of the satellite market 2:42 – why the industry is moving towards software-defined satellites 4:10 – bent-pipe satellites vs. software-defined satellites 6:55 – new capabilities made possible 8:25 – best applications for software-defined satellites 10:11 – increasing revenue and lowering CapEx 11:50 – working with ground systems 14:17 – multi-orbit orchestration 14:50 – prediction: software-defined satellites in five years 17:44 – building cloud connectivity in satellite 19:36 – long-term sustainability in space About Constellations: Constellations is a podcast and publication by Kratos covering the new generation of space network technologies. Our core interests are space networks, softwarization, terrestrial-space interoperability, the ground segment, security—and, of course, the growing space economy. The podcast publishes biweekly on Wednesday mornings. The podcast has featured leading CEOs, analysts, and government guests from Space Force, AFRL, the White House, and more. By size, our audience is space industry leaders, engineers, military/civil space, and academia. We publish article contributions from outside organizations and have ongoing content partnerships with DIFI, Space ISAC, Space Intel Report, and Analysys Mason. \Sign up to receive our newsletter: www.kratosdefense.com/constellations/newsletters