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:

Harriet Brettle

Business Analyst

Astroscale

SpaceTrak's comprehensive database has been extremely valuable for analysing the satellite industry through a variety of projects.

Kathy Shockey

VP Business Development

SSL Maxar

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

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by David Todd | Jul 19, 2019

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by David Todd | Jul 17, 2019

The UK Space Agency and NASA have signed a new "Statement of Intent" to cooperate on lunar missions. The declaration was made on the same day of the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 - the first human landing on the Moon. UK Science Minister Chris Skidmore...

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by David Todd | Jul 17, 2019

The post flight ground test destruction of the previously flown (in uncrewed condition) Crew Dragon DM-1 capsule during SuperDraco thruster engine firing test on ground on 20 April 2019 was caused by a leak of nitrogen tetroxide a preliminary investigation by SpaceX...

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