2017
2017 – Iran launches Simorgh – Snapshot
In 2017, Iran was the only other nation to attempt an orbital launch. Iran conducted a single test launch of . . .
2017 – Chinese Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Chinese space budget is not publicly available. However, Chinese capabilities and space projects provide indicators for informed estimates of the nation’s space budget…
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 – Canadian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Canadian government allocated the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) C$394.7 million (US$304.0 million) in FY 2017-18 . . .
2017 – Europe Payload Launch – Snapshot
European launch activities in 2017 accounted for 11 SLV launch attempts, the same rate as the previous two years. Although launch numbers remained the same . . .
2017 – Russia Payload Launch – Snapshot
In 2017, Russia conducted 21% of global orbital launch attempts, a negligible increase from 20% in 2016. While its share of launch activities remained almost static, the country’s . . .
2017 – Brazilian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Brazil has experienced widespread economic challenges in recent years, which weakened the Brazilian Real by 51% relative to the US dollar over the past decade. The Brazilian government allocated . . .
2017 – Government Space Budgets – Snapshot
The space investments of governments continue to shift on the basis of national priorities and politics…
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…