2017
2017 – China Payload Launch – Snapshot
China’s share of global orbital launch activity fell from its 2016 high of 26% to 20% for 2017. The nation’s 18 launch attempts moved it down in global launch activity ranking from . . .
2017 – Communications Satellites – Snapshot
Aggregate revenues in the satellite communications industry have been relatively static over recent years, even as specific markets grew or declined. The 92 communications satellites deployed in…
2017 – Earth Observation and Remote Sensing – Snapshot
Earth observation (EO) and remote sensing (RS) continued to be the dominant mission type among spacecraft deployed in 2017. Of 443 spacecraft deployed during the year, 232 (52%) were for EO/RS missions. While the share of spacecraft is a slight decrease from . . .
2017 – India Payload Launch – Snapshot
India’s global orbital launch activity share and launch rate both declined in 2017. The number of launch attempts by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) fell to . . .
2017 – Japan Payload Launch – Snapshot
Japanese orbital launch attempts set a new launch record for the nation in 2017. Japan attempted seven SLV launches, growing the nation’s global orbital launch activity share from…
2017 – Satellite Television – Snapshot
Direct broadcast satellites distribute television and radio signals from geostationary satellites to small dish antennas and satellite receivers on the ground. Based on estimates from . . .
2017 – Satellite Overview – Snapshot
The year 2017 was a significant one for spacecraft, with a record-setting 443 satellites deployed. This was a 96% increase from 2016 and easily broke the previous . . .
2017 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets – Snapshot
Nearly half of U.S. government spending, 47.7%, went toward national security space activities within the Department of Defense (DoD) budget. Intelligence programs run by . . .
2017 – Satellite Radio – Snapshot
Like satellite television, satellite radio also faces competition from over-the-air and internet-based providers. Despite this, SiriusXM Radio continued to . . .
2017 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot
The United States spent $22.4 billion on civil space activities in FY 2016, up 6.7% from $21.0 billion in FY 2015. Civil spending accounts for just over . . .