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2018 TSRQ3 – PNT Ground Networks

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) provide positioning, navigation, and timing information. These satellite systems are augmented by ground stations which can be used as reference points to increase the accuracy of information derived from the satellite signals.

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…

2018 – Communications Satellites

There were 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, a 28% share of the 465 satellites deployed . . .

2018 – Satellites

As of March 6, 2019, information was available about 38 nations that deployed and operated 465 spacecraft during 2018. The number of nations operating spacecraft grew 10% from . . .

2018 – U.S. Space Industry Employment

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes information about employment in the United States in its Quarterly Census…

2018 – U.S. Space Workforce

The U.S. space workforce consists of more than 179,000 workers across the commercial , civil, and national . . .

2018 – U.S. Civil Space Budgets – Snapshot

Seven U.S. civil government agencies have space line items, if not subordinate space agencies, in their budget…

2018 – U.S. National Security Space Budgets – Snapshot

Space technologies are a vital asset to the United States military across air, land, sea, and cyberspace. All four branches under the Department of Defense (DoD) – the Air Force (USAF), the Army (USA), the Navy (USN), and the Marine Corp (USMC) – have space assets. DoD agencies…