Results of Teal Group Satellite Survey

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Results of Teal Group Satellite Survey

• Briefed to 52nd IAF Astronautical Congress on
• 2 OCT 01 in Toulouse, France
• Surveyed all launches since 1980 to determine
  that
• 600-610 satellites remain active in Earth
  orbit
• 5,070 successful launches since 1957
• ½ of launches occurred 1957-1979 other ½ of
• launches from 1980-present

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2001 Launch Trend Analysis

• 30 launches so far in 2001
• 12 commercial communication
• 10 civil use
• 8 military use
• 2/3 belong to US companies others were
  European,
• Russian, Indian, or Ukrainian
• Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Loral, TRW, and Orbital
• Sciences dominate the market