Space and Satellite (operators, earth observation, ground segment)

Where this market publishes its structure

• FCC Approved Space Station List (fcc.gov/approved-space-station-list -> ssal.xlsx, updated 16 Oct 2026) machine-readable, 286 rows / 102 licensees; 28 in-market providers linked (domain from 24/7 contact e-mails, Wikidata P856, register-name x3)
• STAC Index (stacindex.org/api/catalogs, public JSON) machine-readable, 153 catalogs; most on shared object stores or agencies (held); 1 in-market provider linked (planet-labs)
• Registry of Open Data on AWS (awslabs/open-data-registry datasets/*.yaml) machine-readable, 1,242 datasets, 498 EO; 6 in-market providers linked
• AWS Ground Station partner list not machine-readable: page now redirects to the generic AWS Partner Solutions Finder (client-rendered, token-fronted search API); no Ground Station listing (2026-10-21)
• Azure Orbital Ground Station partners not machine-readable: service retired; docs page redirects to the Azure home page
• CelesTrak SATCAT owner / sources not machine-readable: celestrak.org timed out on every attempt (2026-10-21); owner codes are country/organisation codes
• UNOOSA Online Index of Objects Launched not machine-readable: client-rendered search (search-ng.jspx 404 to a plain GET); registrations by launching STATE, no operator field
• FCC ICFS / IBFS not machine-readable: icfs.fcc.gov unreachable; the SSAL is the FCC's published list of it

Own = declares at least one integration itself; covered = visible only because an aggregator, standards body, regulator or partner contract names it; distribution-only = listed only on cloud marketplaces it sells through, a channel reported beside, never counted as its own declared integrations; undeclared = nothing we can read, so no number; declares_compatibility = providers with a `compatible` shape vote, report only (kin, 2026-10-13): never counted as own, never in depth or position.

Taxonomy how this market maps onto apis.io

Derived 2026-10-21 from the 247 providers in this market we could resolve in the catalog. The percentage is the share of those providers carrying each one; it describes the market, not the tag or industry. Tag groups have no page of their own yet, so they are listed unlinked.

share of resolved cohort carrying it; tags >=0.20 & >=3 members (max 12, junk dropped), tag_groups >=0.20 (cooccurrence, non-cross-cutting; max 8), industries >=0.20 (max 6), areas >=0.10 (max 6; areas are keyword-matched and sparse), capabilities L1 >=0.20 (max 8); derive-market-taxonomy.py

Leaders by position (provisional)

Provisional: grouped by position, depth compared within a position only. Distribution (cloud marketplaces) and iPaaS bridges are counted beside position, never inside it. Unknown-builder listings are left out of position shares and counted here.

builds-on 5 · publishes apps on other platforms' stores

regulated 26 · named in a regulator's register or partners' contracts

standard 22 · listed by a voluntary standard's own directory

mixed 3 · no single mode dominates

distribution 11 · only sells through cloud marketplaces

undeclared 180 · declares nothing we can read: no number