The Space Industry’s leading launch & satellite database

Our experienced analysts provide comprehensive, consistent, independent and authoritative information

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Seradata is the home of SpaceTrak

The Space Industry’s leading launch, satellite database and analysis system. Delivered via a powerful website, our experienced analysts provide comprehensive, consistent, independent and authoritative information covering every (orbital) launch and satellite since Sputnik in 1957. Originally created in 1997, SpaceTrak powers the marketing and risk decisions of key launch providers, manufacturers, insurance companies, governments and satellite operators worldwide.

SpaceTrak is the leading product of Seradata, set up as a result of a management buy-out in 2013 from Flightglobal Ascend (formerly Airclaims). Seradata has invested in and continues to improve both the content of and the IT behind SpaceTrak, enhancing the customer experience.

Here’s what SpaceTrak’s users say:

Luce Fabreguettes

VP Business Development

Arianespace

SpaceTrak is indisputably the most reliable source of information for risk evaluation to support decisions in the space sector.

Kathy Shockey

VP Business Development

Space Systems/Loral (SSL)

At SSL we find the SpaceTrak database of great value for anomaly insurance claim information.

Jan Schmidt

Head of Space

Swiss Reinsurance

The SpaceTrak online database, as well as the Space Review analysis, have been very valuable to conduct our day-to-day underwriting business.

Saruta Utamachote

Senior Corporate Strategy Advisor

Intelsat

SpaceTrak’s comprehensive data is incredibly valuable in helping us make informed business decisions.

Seradata Space Intelligence

ULA Delta IV Heavy puts mystery payload into orbit from Vandenberg

by David Todd | Jan 21, 2019

After suffering a delay for a month while a small hydrogen leak was repaired, a United Launch Alliance (ULA)-operated Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully lifted off from the Vandenberg launch site. Lifting off at 1910 GMT on 19 January 2019, the rocket placed a mystery...

On a sadder note: It is goodbye to comedy actor and archetypal British Army Sergeant Major Windsor Davies

by David Todd | Jan 21, 2019

Seradata is sad to learn of the passing of Welsh comedy actor Windsor Davies at the age of 88. While he had appeared in small parts in several films, Davies came to prominence in the 1970s appearing in two carry on films, including the passable Carry On Behind (1974)...

Upgraded Epsilon launches a bunch of small satellites

by David Todd | Jan 18, 2019

An upgraded version of Japan's Epsilon launch vehicle launched seven small satellites for various organisations. The launch took place from the Uchinora space centre in Kagoshima at 0050 GMT on 18 January 2018. The satellites launched were: RAPIS-1: a 200kg...

Maxar loses its CEO but soon gets a new one

by David Todd | Jan 17, 2019

Maxar Technologies, the firm which was formerly known as MDA, that holds the Earth Observing firm Digitalglobe and the satellite manufacturer SSL (aka Space Systems Loral) as its main subsidiaries, has had its CEO Howard Lanch resign four months short of three years...

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