2018
2018 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Satellites
Of the 465 spacecraft deployed during 2018, 6% (27) were for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) missions. These new PNT satellites were added to existing PNT constellations belonging to five nations and the European Union (EU)/European Space Agency (ESA). PNT satellite deployments in 2018 inc… Thank you for visiting The Space Report! The Authoritative Guide…
2018 – Communications Satellites
There were 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, a 28% share of the 465 satellites deployed . . .
2018 – Satellites
As of March 6, 2019, information was available about 38 nations that deployed and operated 465 spacecraft during 2018. The number of nations operating spacecraft grew 10% from . . .
2018 – U.S. Space Industry Employment
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes information about employment in the United States in its Quarterly Census…
2018 – U.S. Space Workforce
The U.S. space workforce consists of more than 179,000 workers across the commercial , civil, and national . . .
2018 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot
Seven U.S. civil government agencies have space line items, if not subordinate space agencies, in their budget…
2018 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets – Snapshot
Space technologies are a vital asset to the United States military across air, land, sea, and cyberspace. All four branches under the Department of Defense (DoD) – the Air Force (USAF), the Army (USA), the Navy (USN), and the Marine Corp (USMC) – have space assets. DoD agencies…
2018 – Galileo Ground Networks – Snapshot
Responsibility for the operation of the Galileo constellation’s ground system moved in 2018 from the European Space Agency (ESA)…
2018 – GPS Ground Networks – Snapshot
In 2018, the USAF continued GPS operations with ground equipment that is decades…
2018 – Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) – Snapshot
Japan’s Cabinet Office continues to operate all four satellites of QZSS (also known as Michibiki), the country’s PNT constellation. QZSS is a regional PNT system solely catering to . . .