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2018 – Swarm/FCC – Snapshot

January 2018 marked the first time a U.S. communications satellite operator deployed satellites without the…

2018 – Communications Satellites Breakdown – Snapshot

The top three operators of the overall number of communications satellites deployed in 2018 are headquartered in . . .

2018 – EO/RS Meteorology – Snapshot

In 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 . . .

2018 – EO/RS Satellite Manufacturers – Snapshot

Three manufacturers accounted for 47% (83) of all EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018: . . .

2018 – Communications Satellites Breakdown by Payload Type – Snapshot

Of the 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, 28% of them (36) involved communications for maritime tracking;

2018 – EO/RS Satellite Operators – Snapshot

The 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 . . .

2018 – Communications Satellites Mission Segment Breakdown – Snapshot

The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes. Civil government missions ranked . . .

2018 – EO/RS Satellites Payload Type Breakdown – Snapshot

Optical payloads constituted the largest share of the payloads of the 176 EO/RS satellites deployed during 2018, 82% (144); they were deployed primarily to . . .

2018 – EO/RS Satellites Mission Segment Breakdown – Snapshot

Of the 176 EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018, a majority, 56% (98), were deployed for commercial purposes. The 98 satellites are . . .

2018 TSRQ2 – Space Products & Innovation

Companies and individuals are using positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), Earth observation (EO), and communication satellite technologies and data to . . .