A Detailed Breakdown of the Global Space Industry for 2006
| Type |
2005[1] (in $ B) |
2006 (in $ B) |
2006 Source |
Description |
| Commercial Infrastructure |
$28.70 |
$33.12 |
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| Satellite Manufacturing (commercial) |
$2.30 |
$2.92 |
Satellite Industry Association (SIA) |
2006 revenue from production of commercial satellites |
| Launch Industry (commercial) |
$1.20 |
$1.40 |
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
2006 revenue from sale and launch of commercial payloads |
| Ground Stations and Equipment |
$25.20 |
$28.80 |
SIA |
2006 revenue from mobile terminals, gateways, control stations, VSAT/USAT, DBS dishes, handheld phones and DARS equipment |
| Infrastructure Support Industries |
$1.04 |
$1.02 |
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| Independent Research and Development (IR&D) |
$0.16[2] |
$0.17 |
Defense Contract Audit Agency |
Estimate of space industry IR&D not recovered from the government[3] |
| Insurance |
$0.88 |
$0.85 |
International Aerospace |
2006 industry premiums |
| Commercial Satellite Services |
$86.91 |
$111.14 |
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| Direct-to-Home television (DTH) |
$46.00 |
$55.05 |
In-Stat |
2006 direct-to-home TV revenue |
| Satellite Radio |
$0.81 |
$1.59 |
XM, Sirius, WorldSpace |
2006 revenue from XM, Sirius, and WorldSpace |
| Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) |
$9.80 |
$11.80 |
SIA |
2006 revenue from transponder agreements, VSAT services, and remote sensing |
| Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) |
$1.80 |
$2.00 |
SIA |
2006 revenue from MSS satellite services, ranging from narrowband voice to next generation broadband |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) Equipment and Chipsets |
$28.50[4] |
$40.70 |
ABI Research |
Worldwide revenue for all GPS equipment and chipsets |
| Commercial Space Transportation Services |
$0.03 |
$0.03 |
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|
| Orbital |
$0.02 |
$0.02 |
Space Adventures |
2006 revenue from Anousheh Ansari flight |
| Suborbital |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
Virgin Galactic, Space Adventures |
2006 down payments from customers |
| U.S. Government Space Budgets |
$57.24 | $62.00 |
|
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| Department of Defense (DoD) Space |
$21.70 |
$22.50 |
Congressional Research Service (CRS) |
FY 2006 Budget Request |
| National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
$7.50 |
$9.90 |
Global Security |
FY 2006 NRO projection |
| National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) |
$2.00 |
$2.67 |
Global Security |
FY 2006 NGA projection |
| Missile Defense Agency (MDA) |
$9.00 |
$9.30 |
MDA |
FY 2006 Budget for U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Program |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
$16.10 |
$16.62 |
NASA |
FY 2006 Operating Budget |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
$0.90 |
$0.96 |
NOAA |
FY 2006 Budget Request |
| Department of Energy (DOE) |
$0.03 |
$0.04 |
DOE |
FY 2006 Operating Budget |
| Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
FAA |
FY 2006 Budget Request |
| International Government Space Budgets |
$12.39 |
$13.46 |
|
|
| European Space Agency (ESA) |
$3.70 |
$3.52 |
ESA |
FY 2006 Operating Budget Estimate |
| Russia (Roscosmos) |
$0.70 |
$0.87 |
RIA Novosti |
FY 2006 Reported Budget |
| France (CNES) |
$0.88[5] |
$0.85 |
CNES |
CNES Budget, excluding ESA |
| Italy (ASI) |
$0.40 |
$0.33 |
ASI |
FY 2006 Operating Budget, excluding ESA |
| United Kingdom (BNSC) |
$0.12 |
$0.13 |
BNSC |
FY 2006 Operating Budget, excluding ESA |
| Japan |
$2.50 |
$2.15 |
JAXA Public Affairs |
FY 2006 Operating Budget |
| India (ISRO) |
$0.70 |
$0.82 |
Space.com |
FY 2006 Operating Budget |
| Canada (CSA) |
$0.30 |
$0.33 |
CSA |
FY 2006 Operating Budget |
| China (CNSA) |
$0.50 |
$1.50 |
World Security Institute |
2006 Estimated Annual Expenditures |
| Germany (DLR) |
$0.30[6] |
$0.36 |
DLR |
FY 2006 Operating Budget, excluding ESA |
| Non-U.S. military space |
$2.29 |
$2.29 |
Euroconsult |
2004 Estimate of non-U.S. military space expenditures, excluding China |
| TOTAL |
$186.65 |
$220.78 |
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| [1] Sources for 2005 revenue and budget figures are available in The Space Report 2006. |
| [2] Figure revised by source. |
| [3] DCCA IR&D value, multiplied by the ratio of DoD-wide space R&D to overall R&D. |
| [4] Figure revised by source. |
| [5] Figure revised by source. |
| [6] Figure revised by source. |
Global Space Activity Revenues and Budgets, 2005
| TYPE |
VALUE |
SOURCE |
DESCRIPTION |
| Infrastructure |
$28.7 B |
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| Satellite manufacturing (commercial) |
$2.30 |
SIA |
2005 revenue from production of commercial satellites |
| Launch industry (commercial) |
$1.20 | FAA |
2005 revenue from sale and launch of commercial launch vehicles |
| Ground stations and equipment |
$25.20 |
FAA |
2005 revenue from mobile terminals, gateways, control stations, VSAT/USAT, DBS dishes, handheld phones and DARS equipment |
| Infrastructure Support Industries | $1.38 B | | |
| Internal research and development (IR&D) | $0.50 | DoD | Estimate of space industry IR&D not recovered from the government |
| Insurance | $0.88 | Via Satellite | 2005 gross industry premiums |
| Satellite Services | $80.21 B | | |
| Direct-to-home television | $46.00 | In-Stat | 2005 direct-to-home pay TV revenue |
| Satellite radio | $0.81 | XM, Sirius, WorldSpace | 2005 revenue for XM, Sirius, and WorldSpace |
| FSS | $9.80 | SIA | 2005 revenue from VSAT services, remote sensing, and transponder agreements260 |
| MSS | $1.80 | Northern Sky Research | 2005 revenue from wholesale and retail MSS satellite services from narrowband voice to next generation broadband |
| GPS equipment and chipsets | $21.80 | ABI Research | 2005 projection from 2004 revenue includes marine, military, GIS, timing, asset and people tracking, animal, recreation, communication, in vehicle navigation system |
| Space Transportation Services | $0.03 B | | |
| Tourism (orbital) | $0.02 | Space Adventures | 2005 revenue from Greg Olsen flight |
| Tourism (suborbital) | $0.01 | The Economist | 2005 down payments from 157 customers for suborbital flights |
| U.S. Government Space Budgets | $57.24 B | | |
| DoD Space | $21.70 | CRS | FY 2005 budget request for all services |
| National Security | $7.50 | Global Security | FY 2006 NRO budget request |
| National Security | $2.00 | Global Security | FY 2006 NGA budget request |
| Missile Defense Agency | $9.00 | MDA | FY 2005 budget for U.S. ballistic missile defense program |
| NASA | $16.10 | NASA | FY 2005 operating plan |
| NOAA | $0.90 | NOAA | NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service FY 2005 budget request |
| DOE | $0.03 | DOE | FY 2005 DOE space and defense budget request |
| FAA | $0.01 | FAA | FY 2005 FAA AST budget request |
| International Government Agency Space Budgets | $12.09 B | | |
| ESA | $3.70 | ESA | Estimated 2006 budget |
| Russia (Roscosmos) | $0.70 | RIA Novosti | 2005 allocation based on multi-year operating plan |
| France (CNES) | $0.60 | OECD | 2005 agency budget, excluding ESA |
| Italy (ASI) | $0.40 | ASI | 2005 budget, excluding ESA |
| UK (BNSC) | $0.10 | BNSC | 2004-05 funding, excluding ESA |
| Japan (JAXA) | $2.50 | Space News | 2004 budget |
| India (ISRO) | $0.70 | ISRO | 2005-06 ISRO budget estimate |
| Canada (CSA) | $0.30 | CSA | 2005-06 financial resources, excluding ESA |
| China (CNSA) |
$0.50 |
The Space Review |
2006 estimated annual expenditures |
| Germany (DLR) |
$0.30 |
Space News |
2005 budget, excluding ESA |
| Non-U.S. military space |
$2.29 |
Euroconsult |
2004 non-U.S. military space budget estimates, excluding China |
| TOTAL |
$179.65 B |
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