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title: "How to use SEC filings to better understand space economy companies"
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# How to use SEC filings to better understand space economy companies

The SEC provides a [freely available database called Edgar](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html) which contains information on all publicly traded companies. These companies [are required to make filings](https://www.sec.gov/education/smallbusiness/goingpublic/exchangeactreporting) to the SEC, including: annual reports; and upon the occurrence of specific events that are material to the business. These filings are made available in the Edgar database.

Using Edgar, you can find a wide range of information related to a company, including such things as: strategy, business model, financials, insider trading, risks, and competition.

Space economy companies in Edgar include:

- [Astra Space](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001814329&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)
- [Redwire](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1819810&owner=exclude)
- [Spire Global](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001816017&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)
- [Momentus](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001781162&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)
- [Rocket Lab](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001819994&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)
- [Virgin Galactic](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=Virgin+galactic&match=&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&myowner=exclude&action=getcompany)
- [AST SpaceMobile](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001780312&type=&dateb=&owner=include&start=0&count=40&output=atom)
- [Terran Orbital](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001835512&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)
- [Satellogic](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1874315&owner=exclude)
- [Blacksky](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001753539&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)
- [Planet Labs](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001836833&owner=include&count=40&hidefilings=0)

The following is the [Edgar company search page](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html).

[![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4750-1.jpg?resize=696%2C938&ssl=1)](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html)

The top level view of a company’s filing page (using “classic view”) looks like the following.

[![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4751.jpg?resize=696%2C549&ssl=1)](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=Virgin+orbit&match=&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&myowner=exclude&action=getcompany)

A company filing page may be cryptic to someone who is new to Edgar. To help you decode the filings, the following tables provide a guide to important company filings to monitor.

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_6057.jpg?resize=696%2C390&ssl=1)

![](https://i0.wp.com/newspaceeconomy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/img_6055.jpg?resize=696%2C701&ssl=1)

Some examples regarding how SEC filings can provide insights:

- [Virgin Galactic’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/02/15/virgin-galactics-strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-and-threats-swot/)
- [A quick look at Astra’s CEO compensation & Top Astra milestones over the next 5 years ( $ASTR #AstraSpace #Astra )](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/07/05/a-quick-look-at-astras-ceo-compensation-top-astra-milestones-over-the-next-5-years/)
- [Class Action Lawsuit (and other shareholder lawsuits) Filed Against Astra ( $ASTR #AstraSpace )](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/07/04/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-astra-astr-astraspace/)
- [Astra Space Inc. Articles Compendium 2022 ( $ASTR #AstraSpace #Astra )](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/07/04/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-astra-astr-astraspace/)

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