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2013 – Indian Government Space Budget

For FY 2013, covering April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014, the combined planned budgets of India’s Department of Space (DOS)—which includes the country’s civil space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)—and the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ Satellite Services program totaled ## billion rupees (US$## billion).

2013 – United Kingdom Government Space Budget

The United Kingdom’s planned space budget for FY 2013/2014, which ran from April 2013 through March 2014, totaled £## million (US$## million), based on planning documents published by the UKSA. This amount included the UK’s ESA contribution. During FY 2013/2014, planned UK national-only space spending, excluding the ESA contribution, totaled £## million (US$## million).

2013 – Spanish Government Space Budget

The Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), the primary organization responsible for space activities in Spain, received appropriations from Spain’s national budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2013, a decrease of ##% over 2012 levels. INTA also receives revenue from its own commercial operations. Spain’s contribution to ESA is not funded through INTA, but through the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). In 2013, Spain’s ESA contribution was €## million (US$## million), a decrease of ##% from the 2012 ESA contribution.

2013 – Italian Government Space Budget

The Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Italy’s space agency, planned spending of €## million (US$## million) in 2013, excluding contributions made to ESA. This represents a ##% decrease from ASI-only planned spending of €## million (US$## million) in 2012. Italy’s contribution to ESA totaled €## million (US$## million) in 2013, an increase of ##% from 2012. Combined, the ASI budget and Italy’s ESA contribution totaled €## million (US$## million), representing approximately ##% of Italy’s planned 2013 national government budget of €## billion (US$## billion).

2013 – German Government Space Budget

The Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany’s national space agency, oversaw an authorized space-related budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2013, excluding contributions made to ESA. This represents an increase of ##% from 2012. In addition to DLR-only spending, Germany made €## million (US$## billion) in ESA contributions in 2013. Combined, the DLR authorization and ESA contribution totaled €## billion (US$## billion), representing approximately ##% of Germany’s 2013 budget of €## billion ($## billion).

2013 – French Government Space Budget

France’s space agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), operated on an authorized government budget of €## million (US$## million) in 2013, excluding contributions made to ESA and EUMETSAT. This represented a ##% decrease from the 2012 budget of €## million (US$## million). CNES budgets are divided into two financial programs. Program 191 covers dual-use civil and military space programs and is funded through the French defense ministry. Program 193 covers civil space programs, including ESA and EUMETSAT contributions, and is funded through the French research ministry.

2013 – EUMETSAT Space Budget

EUMETSAT, which operates a pan-European system of meteorological satellites, operated with a 2013 budget of €## million (US$## million), a decrease of ##% from 2012 spending. A significant portion of EUMETSAT activities are carried out in conjunction with ESA. Under the terms of the agreement between the two agencies, ESA is responsible for the development of the space segment of EUMETSAT programs, while EUMETSAT is responsible for launch procurement, ground segment, and mission operations.

2013 – European Space Agency Budget

ESA operated with a 2013 budget of €## billion (US$## billion), a ##% increase from the 2012 budget of €## billion (US$## billion). As in the prior three years, the largest three ESA funding line items were Earth observation activities at ##%, navigation activities at ##%, and activities related to the Ariane and Vega launch vehicles at ##% of the budget. The budgetary contributions from new member states Poland and Romania, along with increases in ESA contributions from Italy and the United Kingdom (UK), are the primary source of the increase in the ESA budget.

2013 – European Commission Space Budget

The 2013 EC Budget included €## million (US$## billion) in appropriations for payments on space-related programs. This represented approximately ##% of the EU’s €## billion (US$## billion) 2013 budget and was approximately a ##% increase from the 2012 space budget of €## million (US$## billion). The majority of the EC’s space budget is executed in cooperation with ESA, with funds transferred from the EC to ESA in each year. In 2013, €## million (US$## million) in EC space funding was transferred to ESA, representing ##% of the year’s EC space budget.[

2013 – Chinese Government Space Budget

Officially, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) sets overall guidance and policy for the entire space program. However, the CNSA is not the executing agency for China’s space program, nor do many China watchers believe that it sets top-level policy direction, acting instead more as a central contact point for non-Chinese entities interested in China’s official space efforts. Space activities in the country are executed by a variety of organizations, from the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).