2018
2018 – EO/RS Satellite Manufacturers – Snapshot
Three manufacturers accounted for 47% (83) of all EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018: . . .
2018 – Communications Satellites Breakdown by Payload Type – Snapshot
Of the 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, 28% of them (36) involved communications for maritime tracking;
2018 – EO/RS Satellite Operators – Snapshot
The countries with spacecraft operators operating the most EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018 were in the U.S. and China. Combined, operators from these two countries accounted for . . .
2018 – Communications Satellites Mission Segment Breakdown – Snapshot
The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes. Civil government missions ranked . . .
2018 – EO/RS Satellites Payload Type Breakdown – Snapshot
Optical payloads constituted the largest share of the payloads of the 176 EO/RS satellites deployed during 2018, 82% (144); they were deployed primarily to . . .
2018 – EO/RS Satellites Mission Segment Breakdown – Snapshot
Of the 176 EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018, a majority, 56% (98), were deployed for commercial purposes. The 98 satellites are . . .
2018 TSRQ2 – Space Products & Innovation
Companies and individuals are using positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), Earth observation (EO), and communication satellite technologies and data to . . .
2018 – Focusing on Small Satellite Growth and Manufacturing
As readers review the data within the spacecraft section of the Quarter 1 2018 issue of The Space Report, they will probably notice that one company keeps showing up as a significant contributor in the industry of spacecraft manufacturing and operations…
2018 – Workforce: Space Workforce
The global space industry employs hundreds of thousands of individuals in well-paid cutting-edge technology jobs, and it relies on a pool of highly qualified workers to fill new jobs as they arise. Trends among this workforce, including its size, age breakdown, average pay . . .
2018 – Spacecraft Data Insights: Vibrant Market
One look at the number of spacecraft deployed over the past year, as well as the nations’ deploying them, makes it appear that United States (U.S.) manufacturers supplying those assets are doing…