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Snapshots: Government Space Budgets in 2018

These visualizations illustrate the composition of U.S. government space spending in 2018, totaling USD $48.3 billion. In the graphics below, each square block represents $1 billion USD. . .

2018 – Earth Observation/Remote Sensing Satellites

Of the 465 spacecraft deployed in 2018, 38% (176) were deployed for Earth Observation/Remote Sensing (EO/RS) missions. While this is . . .

2018 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Satellites

Of the 465 spacecraft deployed during 2018, 6% (27) were for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) missions. These new PNT satellites were added to existing PNT constellations belonging to five nations and the European Union (EU)/European Space Agency (ESA). PNT satellite deployments in 2018 increased the overall number of dedicated PNT satellites by 22% from…