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January 2018 marked the first time a U.S. communications satellite operator deployed satellites without the…
Read MoreThe top three operators of the overall number of communications satellites deployed in 2018 are headquartered in . . .
Read MoreIn 1900, a hurricane defied U.S. Weather Service predictions and destroyed Galveston, Texas. The highest part of the island on which the city rests is about 2.75 meters (9 feet) above sea level. Death toll estimates vary, but at least . . .
Read MoreThree manufacturers accounted for 47% (83) of all EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018: . . .
Read MoreOf the 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, 28% of them (36) involved communications for maritime tracking;
Read MoreThe countries with spacecraft operators operating the most EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018 were in the U.S. and China. Combined, operators from these two countries accounted for . . .
Read MoreThe majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes. Civil government missions ranked . . .
Read MoreOptical payloads constituted the largest share of the payloads of the 176 EO/RS satellites deployed during 2018, 82% (144); they were deployed primarily to . . .
Read MoreOf the 176 EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018, a majority, 56% (98), were deployed for commercial purposes. The 98 satellites are . . .
Read MoreCompanies and individuals are using positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), Earth observation (EO), and communication satellite technologies and data to . . .
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