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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 . . .
2017 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget – Snapshot
In the 2017-18 fiscal year, which ran from April 6, 2017 to April 5, 2018, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) had a budget of £386.8 million (US$502.6 million), including £288.9 million (US$375.4 million) in contributions to ESA.
2017 – Spanish Government Space Budget – Snapshot
Space activities in Spain are coordinated by the Instituto Nacional de Tècnica Aeroespacial (INTA) within the Ministry of Defense. In 2017, the Spanish government allocated . . .
2017 – Italian Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The Italian space agency, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), had a budget of €918.6 million (US$1.05 billion) in 2017.
2017 – German Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The German space agency, the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), spent a total €1.581 billion (US$1.805 billion) on space in 2017. This is an 11% increase from . . .
2017 – French Government Space Budget – Snapshot
The French space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), had a 2017 budget of €2.334 billion (US$2.664 billion). This was a 9.2% increase from . . .
2017 – Russia Human Launch – Snapshot
Russia remained the only nation to launch humans to orbit during 2017, using its Soyuz launch vehicle and capsule. The continued depression of Russian launch activity during…
2017 – U.S. Suborbital – Snapshot
Many countries and organizations have floated plans for human suborbital spaceflight. However, there are very few building suborbital launch vehicles for this purpose, and even fewer…