Infrastructure
Full Story: 2020 in Launches: Successes, Failures, and Everything in Between
This was the year of the partial success. From the LauncherOne demo to the maiden flight of the KZ-11, 2020 saw explosions and anomalies around the world. Companies such as…
Infrastructure: Spacecraft Overview – TSRQ2 2020
TSR20-Q2-Infrastructure Section examines global spacecraft/satellite operations conducted throughout the three space sectors, military, civil government, and commercial. This edition covers communication, PNT, and Earth observation/remote sensing satellites, along with major…
Infrastructure: Orbital Launch Vehicle Overview – TSRQ1 2020
Infrastructure: Orbital Launch Vehicle Overview - TSR Q1 2020 examines orbital launch activities conducted in 2019 by vehicles from around the world, including breakdowns by user segment, country, and mass…
Economy Insights: Commercial Activity on the International Space Station – TSRQ1 2020
Commercial Activity on the International Space Station - TSRQ1 2020 covers commercial growth on the ISS. This year marks the 20th anniversary of human habitation on the International Space Station…
2020 – As Orbiting Debris Increases, New Technologies Emerge for Tracking, Capturing
Calls for Space Tracking Mount
Infrastructure: Spaceports – TSRQ4 2019
Infrastructure: Spaceports – TSRQ4 2019 details the orbital and suborbital launch activities of spaceports around the world in 2018 and examines each launch site in depth.
Infrastructure: Orbital Launch Vehicle Overview – TSRQ2 2019
Infrastructure: Orbital Launch Vehicle Overview – TSRQ2 2019 examines orbital and suborbital launch activities conducted in 2019 by vehicles from around the world, including breakdowns by user segment, country, and mass…
Infrastructure: Spacecraft Overview – TSRQ1 2019
Infrastructure: Spacecraft Overview - TSRQ1 2019 examines global spacecraft/satellite operations conducted throughout the three space sectors, military, civil government, and commercial. This edition covers communication, PNT, and Earth observation/remote sensing…
2018 – Galileo Ground Networks – Snapshot
Responsibility for the operation of the Galileo constellation’s ground system moved in 2018 from the European Space Agency (ESA) to the European Global Navigation Satellite System (EGNSS) Agency (GSA). The…
2018 – GPS Ground Networks – Snapshot
In 2018, the USAF continued GPS operations with ground equipment that is decades old. The number of command and control antennas (which the USAF uses to send GPS satellite commands…