Skip to content
AsteriaStar
Space economy · Economy

The Satellite Economy

The largest part of the space economy — the industry built on satellites for communications, navigation, and Earth observation, whose services underpin the modern economy on the ground, from banking timestamps to weather forecasts to global positioning.

Across space policy

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.