OVERVIEW A specialised strategic sector _facts & figures 23rd edition, June 2019 Te European space industry in 2018 _f&f // 23rd edition, June 2019 // The European space industry in 2018 02 CONTENTS ABOUT EUROSPACE 01 OUTPUT OF THE EUROPEAN SPACE INDUSTRY IN 2018 35 FOREWORD 02 European spacecraft deliveries to launch 35 European spacecraft launched in 2018 35 OVERVIEW 03 Correlation between spacecraft mass A specialised strategic sector 03 at launch and industry revenues 37 Markets and customers 04 Ariane and VEGA launches 37 MAIN INDICATORS 06 METHODOLOGY 39 Long series indicators 07 Perimeter of the survey 39 Data Collection 39 SECTOR DEMOGRAPHICS 09 Consolidation Model 39 Industry employment - The need for consolidation 39 age and gender distribution 09 Methodological update in 2010 39 Industry employment - Qualification structure 09 Industry employment - distribution by country 10 DEFINITIONS 40 Industry employment - distribution by company 12 Space systems and related products Employment in large groups 12 considered in the survey 40 SMEs in the space sector 12 Launcher systems 40 Spacecraft/satellite systems 40 FINAL SALES BY MARKET SEGMENT 13 Ground Segment (and related services) 40 Overview: European sales vs. Export 13 Sector concentration: employment Overview - Public vs. Private customers 16 in space units, employment by unit and cumulated % 40 Customer details 17 Focus: SURVEY INFORMATION 41 European public/institutional customers 17 Eurospace economic model 41 Focus: The commercial market (private customers and exports) 19 2018 Survey statistics: questionnaire return rate in % of units, sales, Overview: and employment 41 Historic series - customer segment 20 Companies having supported the survey in 2019 41 FINAL SALES BY PRODUCT SEGMENT 21 Overview: sales by main product segment 21 SURVEY RELEASE NOTES 45 Focus: Release notes 45 Military systems and military customers 23 Long series information 45 Launcher systems sales 24 Perimeter changes 45 Satellite applications sales 27 Scientific programmes sales 30 CREDITS Ground segment activities 33 COPYRIGHT POLICY Eurospace facts and figures is an annual publication by Eurospace. 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F: +33-1-44420079 Eurospace members encompass the whole span of the space industrial chain, are present in 13 European countries and represent more than 90% of the European space industry In Brussels activity from both a turnover and employment point of view. 10, Rue Montoyer Since 2004, Eurospace is the Space Group of ASD (AeroSpace B-1000 Brussels and Defence Industries Association of Europe) where it represents and defines the space viewpoint of the association. President: Mr Jean-Loïc GALLE This new aggregated structure allows industry to address Secretary General: Mr Pierre LIONNET (interim) transversal stakes and challenges between aeronautics, Research Director: Mr Pierre LIONNET defence and space industrial activities. Brussels Ofice Head: Mr Luca BUTHION Since its creation, ESA has maintained formal links with Eurospace. The association provides an efective entry point Policy Analyst: Ms Zohra MOKADEM for the industrial sector and is the preferred medium to discuss Technology Strategy: Mr Jean-Charles TREUET industry-wide topics. A frame contract between ESA and Research Analyst: Mr Angel CUELLAR Eurospace was signed in 1987, which allows the association to Ofice & Conference Manager: Ms Nathalie ALECTON perform advisory work for the Agency. In 2001 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed that oficially recognised www.eurospace.org Eurospace as the representative body of the European space industry. The MoU covered all aspects related to new programmes, competitiveness, research & technology, and administration. In 2012 the ESA Eurospace MoU was renewed. Eurospace plays a key role in the European Space Technology Strategy process, oficially presenting the whole European space manufacturing industry views on technology evolution and harmonisation. Eurospace has established and maintained a comprehensive network of contacts with the relevant national ministries as well as with the main national space agencies in Europe. As policy evolution required, Eurospace extended its reach to new institutions, such as the EDA or Defence agencies for security and defence matters. Over the past 15 years, the European Union has developed a strong interest in space, from the research and development point of view (with dedicated space budgets being included in the 6th and 7th and 8th Framework Programmes for example), but also as a user and promoter of space infrastructures (as with the Galileo programme or the Copernicus infrastructure). Indeed, space services and applications are now recognised as eficient tools for policy implementation, environmental studies, situation assessments, etc. to support the European Commission and a number of EU Bodies and Agencies. Eurospace mandate covers the relevant EU bodies, including Commission Directorate Generals, the Council, the Parliament etc. and eventually Eurospace established a dedicated ofice in Brussels in 2001. Eurospace is a recognised interlocutor to the European Union, and an active participant to EU led industry consultations on space, providing data, analysis and assessments on space industry related issues to relevant DGs as required. _f&f // 23rd edition, June 2019 // The European space industry in 2018 01 FOREWORD by Pierre Lionnet: Research Director On the commercial and export market side, the situation is contrasted. Commercial and exports markets contributed quite This 23rd edition of the Eurospace facts & figures annual report steadily to industry growth in the past decade, but in 2018 the is very special to me, as it marks the tenth anniversary of our growth cycle is interrupted. While some sub-segments exhibit a major methodological update, initiated in 2009. good resistance so far, the exports segment is the most afected, Ten years ago, the Space Industry Markets Working Group and is in decrease since its high peak of 2015. This situation proposed the implementation of a radically new approach to the is a consequence of the global slowdown of orders for large data collection tool, enabling the collection of specific data sets communications satellites, a trend that may also negatively with an unprecedented level of detail. The data collection tool afect the activity of European launchers. was completely redesigned based on a matrix approach that The prospects of the ‘traditional’ commercial satellite enables the collection of completely consistent information on communications business appear uncertain today; this market sales, organised by type of system, and by customer segment. segment may be undergoing a structural evolution with the This enhanced data collection tool allows to analyse within emergence of innovating system concepts and new business any given customer segment what is the share of revenues by models. broad system categories, and within each product segment the Some predict that a ‘newspace’ revolution will reveal all its detailed measure of each customer segment contribution. potential in the coming years, opening unprecedented growth I must highlight that without the unfailing commitment of the key opportunities and benefits for space activities worldwide, and in players in the sector to support the survey, all this information Europe... The ‘newspace’ impact is not yet visible in 2018 figures, would not be available. Thank you all for your dedication and trust. but I can predict that when it will be, Eurospace will be there The enhanced level of detail was already presented to our readers to measure it, because the European space sector is already as soon as in the 2010 edition of the report, albeit with limited part of it. features, due to the absence of a historic perspective, mostly focusing on static presentations on specific sub-segments. It revealed for instance the overwhelming importance of exports in telecommunications systems sales, and the significant share of equipment sales in the