2010
2010 – Satellite Television – Snapshot
The estimated 2010 revenues for DTH television increased to $## billion in 2010 from $## billion in 2009. DTH comprises ##% of the revenue within the commercial space products and services sector. North American DTH providers DirecTV and DISH Network are the two largest operators, with combined 2010 revenues estimated at $## billion. As of September 2010, DirecTV and DISH Network had a combined total of ## million subscribers. Other DTH television providers contributed the…
2010 – Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) Space Activities – Snapshot
Mobile satellite services (MSS) providers enable users to connect phones and other handheld devices directly to a satellite to provide near-constant coverage, even in places underserved by terrestrial facilities, such as ships at sea, isolated rural villages, polar settlements, or other remote sites. Although they also provide a wide range of routing services to major users such as the U.S. Navy fleet, MSS is particularly useful in the aftermath of natural and man-made disasters when regular forms of communication are often unavailable.
2010 – Commercial Space Products and Services Overview Snapshot
The commercial space products and services sector remains the largest component of the space economy. Total revenue for commercial space products and services in 2010 is estimated at $## billion, #% more than the 2009 total of $## billion. This estimate includes revenues from satellite broadcasting, satellite communications, and Earth observation products and services. Geolocation and navigation-related revenues are included in the ground equipment sector due to the fact that the majority of revenue is generated by…
2010 – Brazilian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The National Congress of Brazil’s 2011 Federal Budget authorizes ## million reais (US$## million) for activities associated with the National Program of Space Activities (PNAE), a decrease of ##% from the authorization for the previous year. This authorization includes ## million reais (US$## million) for the Brazilian space agency,
Agência Espacial Brasileira (AEB), and ## million reais (US$## million) in capital investment associated with the Alcântara Space Centre.
2010 – Bigelow Space Stations – Snapshot
Bigelow Aerospace has been working for several years to develop commercial orbital habitats using expandable modules. This approach, leveraging technology licensed from NASA, involves launching modules in a compact form and inflating them once in orbit, creating much larger volumes than would be possible with traditional metallic structures.
2010 – Space Stations – Snapshot
The ISS is the only crewed space station in orbit. Due to be completed in 2011, the ISS is also the most active and massive space station ever deployed. NASA, a main contributor, received $## billion for the ISS in fiscal year (FY) 2010 compared to $## billion approved by Congress in FY 2009. This funding does not include flight or ground operations costs of shuttle flights to and from the ISS. Two new modules were added to the ISS during 2010. In February, Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered the Tranquility module, which contains life support systems and a unique seven-windowed cupola from which astronauts can conduct robotic operations.
2010 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot
In certain agencies, such as the USDA, space spending is distributed in small amounts across the agency for activities such as the purchase of remote sensing data, and therefore space budgets are not systematically tracked. In other agencies, such as the Department of Interior, space spending is concentrated in a single organizational or functional line item. Within the DOI, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates the Landsat Earth observation satellite program and associated mapping and data products. In 2010, USGS spent approximately $## million dollars on Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing, which included the Landsat program and a geospatial data program.
2010 – Satellite Manufacturing – Snapshot
In 2010, a total of ## satellites were launched into space, up by #% from the ## satellites launched in 2009. This total includes most spacecraft but excludes missions to the ISS and launch vehicle demonstration missions. The ## satellites represented approximately $## billion in manufacturing revenue. This figure represents a ##% decline from the 2009 total of $## billion.
2010 – Launch Industry – Snapshot
In 2010, ## orbital launches occurred carrying ## payloads into space. These payloads included satellites, other types of robotic spacecraft, and cargo and crew missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Compared to the ## launches that took place in 2009, the launch rate in 2010 represents a #% decrease, discontinuing a five-year annual average growth rate of #% from 2005-2009.
2010 – United States Government Space Budget – Snapshot
U.S. government agency space budgets in 2010 totaled $## billion, a ##% increase from 2009. The combined U.S. defense-related space activities, including the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, totaled $## billion, or ##% of U.S. government spending. This figure, when combined with NASA’s budget, accounts for ##% of all U.S. government agency space budgets. The remaining ##% is comprised of space-related spending within a set of other U.S. government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of Energy, the FAA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Department of the Interior (DOI), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science Foundation, which collectively budgeted $## billion on space.