Global Space Companies

Global Space Companies

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Statistics of all 2,630 eligible records from Global Space Companies (published, in the provider's latest data).

Calculated 41 minutes ago from the dataset as it was then; the feed was last checked 51 minutes ago. Dates are grouped in UTC calendar periods.

Overview

Records2,630records
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Covers
All records in scope.
Method
Count of the records in scope (published, in the provider's latest snapshot).
Missing values
Every record in scope counts.
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.

Categories

Records by sectorHow many records have each sector (the 10 most frequent; the rest as Other).
Satellites & Comms: 729 (28%)Space Suppliers & Services: 710 (27%)Earth Observation & ISR: 374 (14%)Stations, ISAM & Lunar: 340 (13%)Launch & Propulsion: 247 (9.4%)Other: 230 (8.7%)2,630records
  • Satellites & Comms 28% 729
  • Space Suppliers & Services 27% 710
  • Earth Observation & ISR 14% 374
  • Stations, ISAM & Lunar 13% 340
  • Launch & Propulsion 9.4% 247
  • Other 8.7% 230

Based on 2,630 of 2,630 records that state a value.

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Records by sector
SectorRecordsShare
Satellites & Comms72927.72%
Space Suppliers & Services71027%
Earth Observation & ISR37414.22%
Stations, ISAM & Lunar34012.93%
Launch & Propulsion2479.39%
Defense, SSA & Ground2308.75%
About this statistic
Method
Records per value, ranked by count (ties in alphabetical order). The values beyond the top N are added up as "Other". Shares are out of the records that state a value.
Fields
Sector (category)
Missing values
Records without a value are left out of counts and shares and reported as "not stated".
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.
Records by regionHow many records have each region (the 10 most frequent; the rest as Other).
Asia: 962 (37%)Asia962North America: 625 (24%)North America625Europe: 452 (17%)Europe452Not verified: 154 (5.9%)Not verified154Oceania: 152 (5.8%)Oceania152South America: 143 (5.4%)South America143Africa: 109 (4.1%)Africa109Europe / Asia: 33 (1.3%)Europe / Asia33

Based on 2,630 of 2,630 records that state a value.

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Records by region
RegionRecordsShare
Asia96236.58%
North America62523.76%
Europe45217.19%
Not verified1545.86%
Oceania1525.78%
South America1435.44%
Africa1094.14%
Europe / Asia331.25%
About this statistic
Method
Records per value, ranked by count (ties in alphabetical order). The values beyond the top N are added up as "Other". Shares are out of the records that state a value.
Fields
Region (category)
Missing values
Records without a value are left out of counts and shares and reported as "not stated".
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.
Records by funding stageHow many records have each funding stage (the 10 most frequent; the rest as Other).
Unclassified / Not Verified: 2,022 (77%)Public / Listed: 503 (19%)Late-Stage Scaleup (Series C–F): 35 (1.3%)Early Stage (Series A): 29 (1.1%)Growth Stage (Series B & Growth): 27 (1%)Other: 14 (<1%)2,630records
  • Unclassified / Not Verified 77% 2,022
  • Public / Listed 19% 503
  • Late-Stage Scaleup (Series C–F) 1.3% 35
  • Early Stage (Series A) 1.1% 29
  • Growth Stage (Series B & Growth) 1% 27
  • Other <1% 14

Based on 2,630 of 2,630 records that state a value.

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Records by funding stage
Funding stageRecordsShare
Unclassified / Not Verified2,02276.88%
Public / Listed50319.13%
Late-Stage Scaleup (Series C–F)351.33%
Early Stage (Series A)291.1%
Growth Stage (Series B & Growth)271.03%
Seed & Pre-Series A140.5323%
About this statistic
Method
Records per value, ranked by count (ties in alphabetical order). The values beyond the top N are added up as "Other". Shares are out of the records that state a value.
Fields
Funding stage (category)
Missing values
Records without a value are left out of counts and shares and reported as "not stated".
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.
Records by operational and flight statusHow many records have each operational and flight status (the 10 most frequent; the rest as Other).
Not verified: 2,524 (96%)Not verified2,524Operational: 46 (1.7%)Operational46Flight-proven: 25 (<1%)Flight-proven25In development: 16 (<1%)In development16Flight-tested: 9 (<1%)Flight-tested9In qualification: 5 (<1%)In qualification5Suborbital proven: 4 (<1%)Suborbital proven4In production: 1 (<1%)In production1

Based on 2,630 of 2,630 records that state a value.

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Records by operational and flight status
Operational and flight statusRecordsShare
Not verified2,52495.97%
Operational461.75%
Flight-proven250.9506%
In development160.6084%
Flight-tested90.3422%
In qualification50.1901%
Suborbital proven40.1521%
In production10.038%
About this statistic
Method
Records per value, ranked by count (ties in alphabetical order). The values beyond the top N are added up as "Other". Shares are out of the records that state a value.
Fields
Operational and flight status (category)
Missing values
Records without a value are left out of counts and shares and reported as "not stated".
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.

Numbers

Funding (USD): summary Small sampleThe typical value and the spread of funding (usd).
Funding (USD): summary
StatisticValue
Values16
SmallestUSD 20 million
First quartile (25th percentile)USD 108.75 million
MedianUSD 188 million
MeanUSD 512.63 million
Third quartile (75th percentile)USD 614.75 million
LargestUSD 2.3 billion
Standard deviation (population)USD 694.46 million
Interquartile rangeUSD 506 million
TotalUSD 8.2 billion

Based on 16 of 2,630 records that state a number; 2,614 do not state it.

About this statistic
Method
Count, minimum, quartiles, median, mean, maximum, population standard deviation and interquartile range of the values. Quantiles interpolate linearly between ordered values ((n − 1)·p).
Fields
Funding (USD) (number (quantity))
Missing values
Records without a value are left out (a zero is a value, never "missing"); values that are not numbers are left out and reported.
Unit
USD
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.
Funding (USD): distribution Small sampleHow the values of funding (usd) are spread, in ranges.
0510USD 20 million – USD 248 million: 10 recordsUSD 248 million – USD 476 million: 0 recordsUSD 476 million – USD 704 million: 3 recordsUSD 704 million – USD 932 million: 1 recordsUSD 932 million – USD 1.16 billion: 0 recordsUSD 1.16 billion – USD 1.39 billion: 0 recordsUSD 1.39 billion – USD 1.62 billion: 0 recordsUSD 1.62 billion – USD 1.84 billion: 0 recordsUSD 1.84 billion – USD 2.07 billion: 0 recordsUSD 2.07 billion – USD 2.3 billion: 2 recordsUSD 20 millionUSD 1.16 billionUSD 2.3 billion

Based on 16 of 2,630 records that state a number; 2,614 do not state it.

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Funding (USD): distribution
FromToRecords
USD 20 millionUSD 248 million10
USD 248 millionUSD 476 million0
USD 476 millionUSD 704 million3
USD 704 millionUSD 932 million1
USD 932 millionUSD 1.16 billion0
USD 1.16 billionUSD 1.39 billion0
USD 1.39 billionUSD 1.62 billion0
USD 1.62 billionUSD 1.84 billion0
USD 1.84 billionUSD 2.07 billion0
USD 2.07 billionUSD 2.3 billion2
About this statistic
Method
Equal-width bins from the smallest to the largest value (each bin includes its lower edge; the last includes the largest value). When positive values span more than three orders of magnitude, bins grow tenfold instead.
Fields
Funding (USD) (number (quantity))
Missing values
Records without a value are left out (a zero is a value, never "missing"); values that are not numbers are left out and reported.
Unit
USD
Calculation
Version 1 of this method.

ISS Research Statistics

Which agencies and research categories are represented, how investigations are associated with listed expeditions, which recur, who participates and how complete the information is.

Overview

Distinct investigations
3,004
Sponsoring agencies
5
Research categories
9
Listed in a reporting period
2,98710,555 investigation–period associations
Investigations by sponsoring agencyDistinct investigations per sponsoring agency.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): 1,794 (60%)National Aeronautics and Spac…1,794State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS (ROSCOSMOS): 442 (15%)State Space Corporation ROSCO…442European Space Agency (ESA): 387 (13%)European Space Agency (ESA)387Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA): 333 (11%)Japan Aerospace Exploration A…333Canadian Space Agency (CSA): 48 (1.6%)Canadian Space Agency (CSA)48
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Investigations by sponsoring agency
AgencyInvestigationsShare (%)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)1,79459.7
State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS (ROSCOSMOS)44214.7
European Space Agency (ESA)38712.9
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)33311.1
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)481.6
Investigations by categoryDistinct investigations per research category.
Biology and Biotechnology: 826 (27%)Biology and Biotechnology826Technology Development and Demonstration: 743 (25%)Technology Development and De…743Educational and Cultural Activities: 457 (15%)Educational and Cultural Acti…457Physical Science: 420 (14%)Physical Science420Human Research: 372 (12%)Human Research372Earth and Space Science: 170 (5.7%)Earth and Space Science170(not stated): 10 (<1%)(not stated)10Commercial: 5 (<1%)Commercial5TBD: 1 (<1%)TBD1
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Investigations by category
CategoryInvestigationsShare (%)
Biology and Biotechnology82627.5
Technology Development and Demonstration74324.7
Educational and Cultural Activities45715.2
Physical Science42014
Human Research37212.4
Earth and Space Science1705.7
(not stated)100.3
Commercial50.2
TBD10
Investigations by agency and categoryDistinct investigations per agency and category.
Investigations by agency and category
Biology and BiotechnologyTechnology Development and DemonstrationEducational and Cultural ActivitiesPhysical ScienceHuman ResearchEarth and Space Science(not stated)CommercialTBD
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)50448931923417276000
State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS (ROSCOSMOS)16860235374531001
European Space Agency (ESA)787444878222000
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)7311557442118050
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)35142231000
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Investigations by agency and category
AgencyBiology and BiotechnologyTechnology Development and DemonstrationEducational and Cultural ActivitiesPhysical ScienceHuman ResearchEarth and Space Science(not stated)CommercialTBD
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)50448931923417276000
State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS (ROSCOSMOS)16860235374531001
European Space Agency (ESA)787444878222000
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)7311557442118050
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)35142231000

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About This Data

Source
ISS Experiments
Last import
2026-10-16 08:23:43 UTC
Statistics built
2026-10-16 08:24:50 UTC
Population
3,004 distinct investigations in scope of 3,004 in the catalog, identified by identity_key.
Reporting periods
Unit: listed expedition label (single or paired, as the source lists it). Paired labels are kept as listed; "0" and other special values are kept apart until a reviewed reference gives them a meaning.
Counting
Counts are distinct investigations. Period totals overlap and are never added together; calendar totals count each investigation once per year.
People and organizations
Names are parsed conservatively (entries are split on line breaks and semicolons, never on commas) and kept as written next to their normalised form. Spelling variants stay separate until an administrator reviews an alias. Nationality is never inferred from the sponsoring agency.
Limitations
The catalog lists investigations by reporting period; it does not record when work happened, how much it cost or whether it succeeded. A listing is not an outcome.

ISS Commercial Activity and Opportunities

Which investigations have documented commercial participation or objectives, which companies take part in which roles, how participation changes, which services and facilities support it, and where the evidence suggests opportunities to investigate.

Opportunity Explorer

  • Definition: Documented commercial participation. Counts use reviewed classifications and source facts; unreviewed suggestions are not counted.
Opportunity indicators by end marketEach indicator stands on its own: observed activity, change between the last three periods and the three before, companies, repeat participation, milestones, customer evidence and providers.

No figures for this selection.

  • Indicators describe the catalog. They are not proof of demand, market size or investment attractiveness; sparse activity alone is "low observed activity", not an opportunity.
  • No revenue, market size, profitability, return or success probability is estimated.
  • A zero baseline has no percentage change ("no nonzero baseline").
Exploration Priority (optional, weighted)A transparent combination of the indicators above with the site's weights; each indicator is scaled 0–1 across eligible themes and missing indicators are left out with the weights renormalised.

No figures for this selection.

  • A ranking aid to decide what to investigate next, not a forecast. Themes below the sample or coverage thresholds are not ranked.

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About This Data

Source
ISS Experiments
Last import
2026-10-16 08:23:43 UTC
Statistics built
2026-10-16 08:24:50 UTC
Population
3,004 distinct investigations in scope of 3,004 in the catalog, identified by identity_key.
Reporting periods
Unit: listed expedition label (single or paired, as the source lists it). Paired labels are kept as listed; "0" and other special values are kept apart until a reviewed reference gives them a meaning.
Counting
Counts are distinct investigations. Period totals overlap and are never added together; calendar totals count each investigation once per year.
People and organizations
Names are parsed conservatively (entries are split on line breaks and semicolons, never on commas) and kept as written next to their normalised form. Spelling variants stay separate until an administrator reviews an alias. Nationality is never inferred from the sponsoring agency.
Commercial evidence
Each commercial dimension is recorded separately with its state, review status and evidence basis. Public counts use reviewed classifications and source facts only. Absence of evidence is unknown, never a negative. No revenue, market size, profitability, return or success probability is estimated.
Limitations
The catalog lists investigations by reporting period; it does not record when work happened, how much it cost or whether it succeeded. A listing is not an outcome.

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Data credits

  • Data: Global Space Companies research workbook