Federal Aviation Administration The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2013 February 2014 About FAA \ NOTICE ###i# £\£\ ###ii# Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. 1 YEAR AT A GLANCE ..............................................2 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW ........5 7 ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES .....................................21 3 SUBORBITAL REUSABLE VEHICLES ...............................47 33 ON-ORBIT VEHICLES AND PLATFORMS ............................57 LAUNCH SITES .................................................65 COMMERCIAL VENTURES BEYOND EARTH ORBIT ...................79 44 REGULATION AND POLICY .......................................83 3 5 3 53 3 8599: : : ;55: 9 < 5; < 2013 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS ..........89 4 3 4 : ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...............................186 2013 WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH EVENTS .....................192 DEFINITIONS ..................................................196 ###iii# £\£\ LIST OF FIGURES COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION YEAR IN REVIEW = =999 =99 = =3> =:9;> LAUNCH SITES = :< 2013 COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS =944 =4 =?4;9 =99493 =3 =:5= =< =;=9 =95;@3 =A =;=9 A 3 =994?: =9999 ? =54 =359 =:5 3 =<999= ? =99=5 ?3 =;>>99: =99 ? 3 ==9 ? 3: =3 =>3 =?: =3?: =:? : ###iv# LIST OF TABLES COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION YEAR IN REVIEW 99 : 3< :9=99< <99 ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLES 99 99 59595 593 SUBORBITAL REUSABLE VEHICLES 3 :5933 ON-ORBIT VEHICLES AND PLATFORMS <;9 3 LAUNCH SITES 99 :: : 5: REGULATION AND POLICY 3 9955=: COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION FORECASTS 9955 9949 : 49: 3=A :5=5 < 9949; ;: B99 94;; 9 9 9 9 ###v# £\£\ 399 :99999C=;< <9= 999=9 99= 93< 9 3< ? : ;9; : ;9=D=9: 3994 EF< :994 EF<< << 4EF < ;44 499 ###vi# Introduction INTRODUCTION The Commercial Space Transportation Compendium 9C; ;9955EF5 ;C;95>=@ ;H >> 5;9=; 59H 99=9H 99>=95=55 H =9955H ;;=9 >=;;==;= ;9 55;>=@ 9;;H ;9=H ;9 ###1# £\£\ ###2# Year at a Glance ###3# This page intentionally left blank. #4# COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW This section summarizes U.S. and international orbital launch activities for calendar year 2013. The summary is from a separately released FAA AST report: Commercial Space Transportation: 2013 Year in Review. This page intentionally left blank. #5# £\ Cover Art: John Sloan (2014) ## Commercial Space Transportation 2013 Year in Review EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9955@99A ;>= 9C; ;99 55EF >>>5>>I5>>J> 95;> ;99E=F<> =99;;H =9>C=;C ;4:>>>>99 >CK;< ==;5@ 5;9899 9899H 55;9 9999 =;E4F H >5> 5;9;= =;= 5595EF H ;M=99D ;995EF5=9> N99559 9955EF5=9H >;9 ;>= EF>JAEF>5 EI5F>AEFH 5EF 9>=DH 9; 5?@C95 EF= >9H 9;> 95985EF9 =C9 =H ## £\ 9;>=3 59 959> 9 ;9999 O99 ;> >999 ;O39= E=F 99 >95 5C @ Commercial 23 >C5=9> ;5=EF 59>;5 @ 81 launches 9C ;>= 5>559 Non-Commercial 59C5;9 58 ; 55 5EF5=9CK Figure 1. 2013 Total Worldwide Launch ;;< Activity $1,400 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 US$ Millions $400 $759 $710 $200 $340 $100 $0 USA Russia Europe Multinational Figure 2. Estimated 2013 Commercial Launch Revenues ! Commercial Space Transportation 2013 Year in Review 2013 LAUNCH ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE ORBITAL LAUNCH ACTIVITY 5;9>>5>>I5>> J>95; >;99E=F =53=;<<99 5;=99;99 > >:9 8;99>9 9EF999 EF9> ><;9985;; 95=4 ;=9 5<>;99>5 ;9>:;99 3>99>5;9>= 99 9K5;9; 95>;99 I599>= ;9 Multinational J; 1 (4%) EJF DC ; ;;95 Europe USA 4 (17%) 6 (26%) 99; @ 4>; 23 Commercial Launches 9< Russia 12 (52%) Figure 3. 2013 Worldwide Commercial Launch Activity " £\ 99 99 Country/Region : 5 7 3 3 I5 J TOTAL 23 58 81 Table 1. 2013 Worldwide Orbital Launch Events Launching Primary Payload Launch Date Launch Vehicle Country/ Orbit Name Outcome Region MM K < 4 M:M A 44 M<M 3 5 9A 4 MM = = M M:M 8 4 A M M3M D4 4 A MM =9 M 3MM 4 A M :MM : 4 A :M3M A 5 <M3M 3 5 5 4 MM 5 J953 MM 3 5 3 4 MM K 9 4 MM =9 MM 5 M MM 4 A M M3M : 4 A MM MM 5 MM D 9 MM 4 M MM 93 4 A Table 2. 2013 Worldwide Commercial Launch Events # 0 Antares Atlas V 1 Delta IV Commercial Space Transportation 2013 Year in Review Falcon 9 Minotaur 1 2 Minotaur V Pegasus XL 3 Dnepr Proton M 4 Rockot Launches Soyuz 2 United States (19)5 Soyuz 2.1v Soyuz U Zenit 3SLB 6 Ariane 5 7 Soyuz 2 Vega 8 Kuaizhou Long March 2 9 Long March 3 Long March 4 10 Epsilon H-IIA H-IIB Russia (32) Europe (7) PSLV Japan (3) Naro-1 Zenit 3SL South Korea Multinational India China (15) Figure 4.