Infrastructure
2018 – PNT Satellites – Breakdown by Country
Of the ### PNT satellites in Earth orbit during 2018, ### were operational, up ##% from 2017’s total of ## operational... Of the 146 PNT satellites in Earth orbit during…
2018 – PNT Satellites – Breakdown by Mission Segment
Like PNT deployments in previous years, the majority of the ## PNT satellites deployed in 2018, ##% (##) were for... Like PNT deployments in previous years, the majority of the…
2017 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Systems
PNT satellite constellations continued growing during 2017. Deployments led to a ##% increase in the in-orbit PNT satellite population as a result of Chinese, European, ... PNT satellite constellations continued…
2018 New Communications Satellites Challenges
January 2018 marked the first time a U.S. communications satellite operator deployed satellites without the... January 2018 marked the first time a U.S. communications satellite operator deployed satellites without the…
2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Country
The top ### operators of the overall number of communications satellites deployed in 2018 are... Communications Satellites Operators:The top three operators of the overall number of communications satellites deployed in…
2018 – EO/RS Meteorology Focus
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 ### meters (# feet)…
2018 – EO/RS Satellite Manufacturers
Three manufacturers accounted for ##% (##) of all EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018: Planet, Spire Global, and... Three manufacturers accounted for 47% (83) of all EO/RS satellites deployed in 2018:…
2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Payload Type
Of the ### communications satellites deployed in 2018, ##% of them (##) involved communications for... Of the 128 communications satellites deployed in 2018, 28% of them (36) involved communications for…
2018 – EO/RS Satellite Operators
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 ##% (##)... The…
2018 Communications Satellites Breakdown by Mission Segment
The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, ##% (##), were for... The majority of communications satellites deployed in 2018, 66% (85), were for commercial purposes (or “missions”). Civil government…