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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 09/04
Space by the Numbers
Henry L. Stimson Center
Center for Defense Information
June 2004
From the Henry L. Stimson Center, statistics on U.S. investment in space and utilization of space–based assets.
| US Investment 1 | |
| Government Expenditures (1959-2002) | $1.1 Trillion |
| Government Expenditures (2002) | $30.8 Billion |
| US Revenue 2 | |
| Industry (2003) | $41.4 Billion |
| US Employment (Select Sectors) 3 | |
| Launch Services (2000) | 11,400 |
| Satellite Services (19990 | 9,800 |
| Ground Equiptment (1999) | 22,800 |
| Satellite Manufacturing (1999) | 55,1000 |
| GPS (1999) | 21,662 |
| US Military 4 | |
| SATCOM Bandwidth Per Soldier (1991 Gulf War) | 200 Bps |
| SATCOM Bandwidth Per Soldier (2003 Operation Enduring Freedom) | 14000 Bps |
| US Government 5 | |
| Number of Agencies which Utilize Satellite Based Communication | > 100 |
| US Subscribers | |
| Satellite Broadband Television (March 2003) 6 | 20.3 million (1 in 5 homes) |
| Satellite Radio (May 2004) 7 | 2.1 million (Increasing by 150,000/month) |
| US Consumers 8 | |
| GPS Units Sold (1996–1999) | 2.8 Million |
Endnotes
Note 1: Space Almanac: USAF Magazine, March 2003 Back.
Note 2: Satellite Industry Assocaition Back.
Note 3: US Department of Commerce Back.
Note 4: Futron Back.
Note 5: Ibid Back.
Note 6: Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Assocaition Back.
Note 7: XM Radio Inc. Back.
Note 8: Futron Back.
