This statistic shows the worldwide spacecraft launches in 2017, broken down by mission type. Military surveillance projects accounted for about 6 percent of the total 345 operational satellites that were launched in 2017.
Worldwide spacecraft launches in 2017, by mission type*
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Satellite Industry Association. (June 12, 2018). Worldwide spacecraft launches in 2017, by mission type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262639/worldwide-spacecraft-launches-by-mission-type/
Satellite Industry Association. "Worldwide spacecraft launches in 2017, by mission type*." Chart. June 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262639/worldwide-spacecraft-launches-by-mission-type/
Satellite Industry Association. (2018). Worldwide spacecraft launches in 2017, by mission type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262639/worldwide-spacecraft-launches-by-mission-type/
Satellite Industry Association. "Worldwide Spacecraft Launches in 2017, by Mission Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262639/worldwide-spacecraft-launches-by-mission-type/
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Worldwide spacecraft launches in 2017, by mission type* [Graph], Satellite Industry Association, June 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262639/worldwide-spacecraft-launches-by-mission-type/