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Market Annual Premiums and Claims, 2000 to 2021
Broadband Constellations: Market Challenges Remain as Launched Satellites Climb to More Than 1,000


At the end of 2020, more communications satellites orbited the Earth than all communications satellites deployed during the previous 10 years. Operators deployed more than. . .
2020 TSRQ3 – Economy Insights: Mergers and Acquisitions


Share price performance of our core satellite and space index, which includes 27 publicly traded space companies, was up . . .
2020 TSRQ3 – Economy: Commercial Space


Insight: Mergers and Acquisitions Activity Falls and Regains Slightly in Q2


Satellite and space transactional activity experienced a notable drop in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. The decline in April and May 2020 volumes was pronounced, with the principal drivers of this decrease being . . .
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…
2017 – Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries Overview


In 2017, commercial infrastructure and support industries generated $95.87 billion in revenue, 7.5% more than 2016. This category focuses on hardware and services provided by the private sector to enable the development, launch, and successful operation of commercial space assets. It includes . . .
2017 – Launch Industry – Snapshot
In 2017, there were 91 launch attempts, 85 of which were successful. Launches procured by commercial satellite operators accounted for . . .
2017 – Ground Stations and Equipment – Snapshot
Ground equipment includes the hardware on Earth needed to interact with spacecraft and to receive and make use of the signals that they transmit…
2017 – Commercial Human Spaceflight – Snapshot
Multiple companies are continuing to work toward launching humans on suborbital flights in the near future…