What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| transactional/sales | Launch service providers, satellite operators, government procurement bodies (NASA NSSL/VADR awards, ESA contracts, USSF) | Per launch services contract / task order, with value and mission | public |
| geospatial/movement | US Space Force 18th/19th SDS (Space-Track), commercial SSA vendors (LeoLabs, COMSPOC, Slingshot), satellite operators | Per object TLE/ephemeris, updated multiple times daily; launch… | public |
| registry/licensing/permits | National regulators (FAA/AST, UK CAA, national space agencies), UN Office for Outer Space Affairs registry of space objects, ITU for… | Per launch licence, per spaceport operator licence, per registered space object | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices (BLS, Eurostat), space agency workforce reports, industry associations (Eurospace, Space Foundation)… | Annual headcount by region/occupation; per-company headcount estimates | public |
| financial filings | Publicly listed launch and space transport firms (Rocket Lab, Intuitive Machines, Astra), national company registries, government agency… | Quarterly/annual per entity; agency budget line items | public |
| weather-dependent metrics | Range weather squadrons (45th Weather Squadron), national met services, launch operators' scrub logs | Per launch attempt: go/no-go weather criteria, scrub reason; hourly range… | public |
| waste & emissions | Environmental impact statements filed with FAA/EPA, academic atmospheric research groups, ESA space debris office (debris as orbital… | Per launch site EIS; per propellant type emission factors; annual debris… | public |
| production output | Launch operators (SpaceX, Arianespace, ULA, Rocket Lab), analyst trackers (Bryce Tech, Seradata, McDowell's launch log) | Per launch event: vehicle, date, payload mass, orbit, success/failure | public |
| pricing | Launch operators' published rate cards, rideshare price calculators (SpaceX Transporter, Exolaunch, Momentus), market analysts (Bryce… | Per kg to a given orbit; per dedicated launch contract | purchasable |
| incident/safety/claims | FAA mishap investigations, NTSB, national accident boards, space insurance underwriters and brokers (Marsh, Gallagher), Seradata SpaceTrak… | Per launch/on-orbit anomaly or failure event; per insurance claim | purchasable |
| customer demographics | Market analysts (Bryce, NSR, Euroconsult) profiling payload customers by sector, nationality, commercial vs government | Per payload/customer, aggregated annually | purchasable |
| inventory & supply chain | Vehicle manufacturers and tier-1 suppliers, government supply-chain risk studies (e.g., NASA/DoD industrial base reports), trade customs… | Per component/part number; per supplier shipment | partnership |
| energy consumption | Spaceport and test-site operators, utility providers serving launch ranges | Per site, monthly; propellant volumes per launch campaign | partnership |
| logistics & freight movement | Payload integrators, rideshare brokers (Exolaunch, D-Orbit, SEOPS), ISS cargo resupply providers, NASA/ESA logistics offices | Per payload/shipment: mass, volume, destination orbit, deployment date | partnership |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Launch operators and rideshare aggregators (manifests), spaceport operators (range scheduling), Seradata/Bryce mission databases | Per mission slot / per payload berth on a manifest; per range period | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Launch operators, ESA/NASA payload qualification labs, export-control authorities (ITAR/EAR licensing), independent test houses | Per component/qualification campaign; per export licence application | partnership |
| sensor/IoT | Launch operators (vehicle telemetry), range safety systems, engine test stands | Per-vehicle high-rate telemetry channels during test and flight | exclusive |
| maintenance & asset condition | Launch operators (booster reuse and refurbishment records), spaceport pad operators, engine manufacturers | Per booster serial number per flight; per pad turnaround cycle | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.