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Global Space Revenues and Budgets

The Space Foundation gathers the commercial revenues and government budgets listed below to form its assessment of the global space economy each year. This chart includes data through 2007. The most recent data can be found in The Space Report 2010.

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Global Space Activity Revenues and Budgets, 2007
A Detailed Breakdown of the Global Space Industry for 2006
Type 2005[1] (in $ B) 2006 (in $ B) 2006 Source Description
Commercial Infrastructure $28.70 $33.12
Satellite Manufacturing (commercial) $2.30 $2.92 Satellite Industry Association (SIA) 2006 revenue from production of commercial satellites
Launch Industry (commercial) $1.20 $1.40 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 2006 revenue from sale and launch of commercial payloads
Ground Stations and Equipment $25.20 $28.80 SIA 2006 revenue from mobile terminals, gateways, control stations, VSAT/USAT, DBS dishes, handheld phones and DARS equipment
Infrastructure Support Industries $1.04 $1.02
Independent Research and Development (IR&D) $0.16[2] $0.17 Defense Contract Audit Agency Estimate of space industry IR&D not recovered from the government[3]
Insurance $0.88 $0.85 International Aerospace 2006 industry premiums
Commercial Satellite Services $86.91 $111.14
Direct-to-Home television (DTH) $46.00 $55.05 In-Stat 2006 direct-to-home TV revenue
Satellite Radio $0.81 $1.59 XM, Sirius, WorldSpace 2006 revenue from XM, Sirius, and WorldSpace
Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) $9.80 $11.80 SIA 2006 revenue from transponder agreements, VSAT services, and remote sensing
Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) $1.80 $2.00 SIA 2006 revenue from MSS satellite services, ranging from narrowband voice to next generation broadband
Global Positioning System (GPS) Equipment and Chipsets $28.50[4] $40.70 ABI Research Worldwide revenue for all GPS equipment and chipsets
Commercial Space Transportation Services $0.03 $0.03
Orbital $0.02 $0.02 Space Adventures 2006 revenue from Anousheh Ansari flight
Suborbital $0.01 $0.01 Virgin Galactic, Space Adventures 2006 down payments from customers
U.S. Government Space Budgets $57.24$62.00
Department of Defense (DoD) Space $21.70 $22.50 Congressional Research Service (CRS) FY 2006 Budget Request
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) $7.50 $9.90 Global Security FY 2006 NRO projection
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) $2.00 $2.67 Global Security FY 2006 NGA projection
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) $9.00 $9.30 MDA FY 2006 Budget for U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) $16.10 $16.62 NASA FY 2006 Operating Budget
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) $0.90 $0.96 NOAA FY 2006 Budget Request
Department of Energy (DOE) $0.03 $0.04 DOE FY 2006 Operating Budget
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) $0.01 $0.01 FAA FY 2006 Budget Request
International Government Space Budgets $12.39 $13.46
European Space Agency (ESA) $3.70 $3.52 ESA FY 2006 Operating Budget Estimate
Russia (Roscosmos) $0.70 $0.87 RIA Novosti FY 2006 Reported Budget
France (CNES) $0.88[5] $0.85 CNES CNES Budget, excluding ESA
Italy (ASI) $0.40 $0.33 ASI FY 2006 Operating Budget, excluding ESA
United Kingdom (BNSC) $0.12 $0.13 BNSC FY 2006 Operating Budget, excluding ESA
Japan $2.50 $2.15 JAXA Public Affairs FY 2006 Operating Budget
India (ISRO) $0.70 $0.82 Space.com FY 2006 Operating Budget
Canada (CSA) $0.30 $0.33 CSA FY 2006 Operating Budget
China (CNSA) $0.50 $1.50 World Security Institute 2006 Estimated Annual Expenditures
Germany (DLR) $0.30[6] $0.36 DLR FY 2006 Operating Budget, excluding ESA
Non-U.S. military space $2.29 $2.29 Euroconsult 2004 Estimate of non-U.S. military space expenditures, excluding China
TOTAL $186.65 $220.78
[1] Sources for 2005 revenue and budget figures are available in The Space Report 2006.
[2] Figure revised by source.
[3] DCCA IR&D value, multiplied by the ratio of DoD-wide space R&D to overall R&D.
[4] Figure revised by source.
[5] Figure revised by source.
[6] Figure revised by source.


Global Space Activity Revenues and Budgets, 2005
TYPE VALUE SOURCE DESCRIPTION
Infrastructure $28.7 B
Satellite manufacturing (commercial) $2.30 SIA 2005 revenue from production of commercial satellites
Launch industry (commercial) $1.20FAA 2005 revenue from sale and launch of commercial launch vehicles
Ground stations and equipment $25.20 FAA 2005 revenue from mobile terminals, gateways, control stations, VSAT/USAT, DBS dishes, handheld phones and DARS equipment
Infrastructure Support Industries $1.38 B
Internal research and development (IR&D) $0.50 DoD Estimate of space industry IR&D not recovered from the government
Insurance $0.88 Via Satellite 2005 gross industry premiums
Satellite Services $80.21 B
Direct-to-home television $46.00 In-Stat 2005 direct-to-home pay TV revenue
Satellite radio $0.81XM, Sirius, WorldSpace 2005 revenue for XM, Sirius, and WorldSpace
FSS $9.80 SIA 2005 revenue from VSAT services, remote sensing, and transponder agreements260
MSS $1.80 Northern Sky Research 2005 revenue from wholesale and retail MSS satellite services from narrowband voice to next generation broadband
GPS equipment and chipsets $21.80ABI Research 2005 projection from 2004 revenue includes marine, military, GIS, timing, asset and people tracking, animal, recreation, communication, in vehicle navigation system
Space Transportation Services $0.03 B
Tourism (orbital) $0.02 Space Adventures 2005 revenue from Greg Olsen flight
Tourism (suborbital) $0.01The Economist 2005 down payments from 157 customers for suborbital flights
U.S. Government Space Budgets $57.24 B
DoD Space $21.70 CRS FY 2005 budget request for all services
National Security $7.50 Global Security FY 2006 NRO budget request
National Security $2.00 Global Security FY 2006 NGA budget request
Missile Defense Agency $9.00 MDA FY 2005 budget for U.S. ballistic missile defense program
NASA $16.10 NASA FY 2005 operating plan
NOAA $0.90 NOAA NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service FY 2005 budget request
DOE $0.03 DOE FY 2005 DOE space and defense budget request
FAA $0.01 FAA FY 2005 FAA AST budget request
International Government Agency Space Budgets $12.09 B
ESA $3.70 ESA Estimated 2006 budget
Russia (Roscosmos) $0.70 RIA Novosti 2005 allocation based on multi-year operating plan
France (CNES) $0.60 OECD 2005 agency budget, excluding ESA
Italy (ASI) $0.40 ASI 2005 budget, excluding ESA
UK (BNSC) $0.10 BNSC 2004-05 funding, excluding ESA
Japan (JAXA) $2.50 Space News 2004 budget
India (ISRO) $0.70 ISRO 2005-06 ISRO budget estimate
Canada (CSA) $0.30 CSA 2005-06 financial resources, excluding ESA
China (CNSA) $0.50 The Space Review 2006 estimated annual expenditures
Germany (DLR) $0.30 Space News 2005 budget, excluding ESA
Non-U.S. military space $2.29 Euroconsult 2004 non-U.S. military space budget estimates, excluding China
TOTAL $179.65 B