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2013 – Space Stations

There were ## flights to the ISS in 2013, including ## cargo delivery missions and ## cargo delivery vehicle test mission, and ## crew transportation missions. The number and type of launches to the ISS in 2013 were similar to those in 2012. During 2013, cargo transportation was provided by ## European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), ## Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), ## U.S. Dragon vehicle, ## U.S. Cygnus test mission, and ## Russian Progress vehicles. ## Russian Soyuz spacecraft transported astronauts and cosmonauts to and from the station.

2013 – Satellite Manufacturing

A total of ## satellites were launched (or attempted to be launched) in 2013, a ##% increase from the ## satellites launched in 2012. This includes all payloads launched into space with the exception of technology development payloads and missions to the ISS. This dramatic shift is due primarily to deployment of ## microsatellites—satellites less than 91 kilograms (200 pounds) in mass—in 2013, as compared to the five-year average from 2009 to 2013 of only ## microsatellites per year.

2013 – Launch Industry

In 2013, ## orbital launches were attempted carrying ## payloads, including satellites, interplanetary probes, and flights to the International Space Station (ISS). Of these ## launches, ## successfully placed their primary payloads into orbit. The 2013 total of ## launch attempts is similar to the average rate of ## launch attempts per year from 2009 to 2013. Of the ## orbital launch attempts in 2013, ## were conducted by commercial launch providers and ## by governments

2013 – Commercial Infrastructure and Support Industries Overview

Revenue for commercial space infrastructure and support industries, which include satellite manufacturing, launch services, space stations, ground stations, and associated equipment, totaled $## billion in 2013, an increase of ##% from $## billion in 2012. This total does not include government spending on space infrastructure, which is described separately in Government Space Budgets.

2013 – Economy Overview

The global space industry continued to grow in 2013, expanding by #% since 2012, slightly below the average annual growth rate of ##% from 2009 to 2013. Commercial space revenues and government space spending together totaled $## billion in 2013, compared to $## billion in 2012.

2013 – Additional Country Space Budgets

Around the globe, many smaller nations—whether in terms of economy or population size—are investing in space projects or programs. Exhibit 2cc shows the most recent available yearly budget for civil space activities in a number of selected emerging space states. Each of these countries tends to feature a different focus in its space investment portfolio, so care must be taken in making generalizations.

2013 – South Korean Government Space Budget

In calendar year 2013, South Korea spent an estimated ## billion won (US$## million) on civil space, a ##% increase from implemented 2012 spending of ## billion won (US$## million). South Korea’s 2012 civil space spending constituted approximately ##% of the country’s ## trillion won (US$## billion) national budget. Civil space activities in South Korea are carried out primarily by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).

2013 – Russian Government Space Budget

In calendar year 2013, the planned budget for the Russian Federal Space Program—including Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency—was ## billion rubles (US$## billion). This was an increase of ##% from the previous year’s expenditure of ## billion rubles (US$## billion). Planned 2013 space spending represented approximately ##% of Russia’s ## trillion ruble (US$## billion) total planned 2013 federal expenditures. Following a one-year reduction between 2013 and 2014, budgets for the Russian Federal Space Program (FSP) are expected to continue to increase in future years. FSP expenditures are expected to total ## billion rubles (US$## billion) in 2014 and ## billion rubles (US$## billion) in 2015.

2013 – Japanese Government Space Budget

Japanese space spending is allocated among 11 government ministries, coordinated through the Cabinet Strategic Space Office. In FY 2013, which ran from April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, Japan allocated ¥## billion (US$## billion) for space programs across 10 different civil government ministries.

2013 – Israeli Government Space Budget

In Israel, an increase in the civil space budget that was approved in 2012 was released by the Ministry of Finance for spending by the Israel Space Agency (ISA). This 2013 budget totaled ## million New Israeli Shekels (NIS) (US$## million). This represents a ##% increase over the estimated 2012 ISA budget of ## million NIS (US$## million).