Space Economy Taxonomy – Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA)

The following taxonomy comes from a report published in 2019 by IDA “Evaluation of China’s Commercial Space Sector”.

  • Space Economy
    • Launch Vehicle and Component Manufacturers
    • Satellite Manufacturing
    • Satellite Communications
      • GEO Satellite Communications
      • LEO Satellite Communications
    • Satellite Remote Sensing
      • Multispectral
      • Video
      • Automatic Identification System (AIS)
      • Hyperspectral
      • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
    • Satellite Navigation
    • Ground Segment
    • Remote Sensing Data Analytics
    • Other Areas
      • STEM Education
      • Space Tourism
      • Asteroids Mining
      • Downstream Data Analytics