Source register

• KPI 10 · Business users' share of active Copernicus data users

  secondary

  "Registered users soared from 84,000 to almost 290,000."

  Period: 2024 · Scope: CDSE platform

  Limitations: Registered stock; not active users.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (Copernicus programme service; consortium report).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 10 · Business users' share of active Copernicus data users

  primary

  "289,000 users registered in 2024."

  Period: 2024 · Scope: CDSE platform

  Limitations: Registered users of one platform, not active users; not a business share.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (Copernicus programme service).

  Statement located in retrieved text. Context for the denominator only.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 06 · SMEs' share of European Defence Fund funding

  primary

  "Strong SME involvement: 42% of all entities selected with 18% of total funding to SMEs."

  Period: EDF 2023 calls · Scope: European Defence Fund

  Limitations: Whole EDF; not space-specific. Participation basis ("entities selected") may differ from 2025 ("participants").

  Reliability: Tier 1 (European Commission).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 06 · SMEs' share of European Defence Fund funding

  primary

  "SMEs are central to this round, making up over 38% of participants and receiving more than 21% of the total funding."

  Period: EDF 2025 calls · Scope: European Defence Fund

  Limitations: Whole EDF; not space-specific. Lower bounds.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (European Commission).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 07 · IRIS² satellites deployed

  secondary

  "A multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellite[s]"; "governmental and commercial connectivity services by 2030."

  Period: 16 December 2024 · Scope: EU IRIS²

  Limitations: Earlier design description.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (European Commission).

  Differs from ESA (at least 348). Both figures preserved.

  ⚑ Conflicting evidence

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 09 · New critical-infrastructure navigation equipment supporting authenticated GNSS

  contextual

  "While the OSNMA does increase the ability to detect spoofing events, it does not prevent their occurrence. Nor does it protect against jamming."

  Period: 2025 · Scope: Galileo (global)

  Limitations: Context only.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (EUSPA).

  Statement located in retrieved text. Supports context only; no KPI value.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 09 · New critical-infrastructure navigation equipment supporting authenticated GNSS

  contextual

  "Forthcoming official launch…on 24 July"; "While OSNMA does not prevent spoofing or jamming, it makes spoofing significantly harder by authenticating the data".

  Period: Service launch 24 July 2025 · Scope: Galileo (global)

  Limitations: Context for the KPI; does not measure equipment uptake.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (EUSPA).

  Statement located in retrieved text. Supports context only; no KPI value.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 10 · Business users' share of active Copernicus data users

  contextual

  "GNSS and Earth Observation combined global revenues set to increase from more than EUR 260 billion in 2023 to nearly EUR 590 billion by 2033."

  Period: 2023–2033 (projection) · Scope: Global; GNSS + EO

  Limitations: Projection; not Copernicus-only, not Europe-only, not a range. Not a KPI value.

  Reliability: Tier 1 (EUSPA).

  Statement located in retrieved text. Context only.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 02 · Operational European launch providers

  primary

  Arrangements signed "one with Arianespace and ArianeGroup for Ariane 6, and one with Avio for Vega-C"; Avio assumes "additional responsibilities for selling and operating the Vega launch service."

  Period: From 14 November 2025 · Scope: Europe

  Limitations: Classification of Avio as an independent provider depends on ownership/control definition.

  Reliability: Tier 2 (ESA).

  Statements located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 01 · European orbital launches per year

  primary

  Lists four Ariane 6 and three Vega-C launches from Europe's Spaceport in 2025 (e.g. "1 December: launch of Kompsat-7 satellite"; "17 December: 14th launch of Galileo satellites").

  Period: 2025 · Scope: Europe's Spaceport (Kourou) only

  Limitations: Total is derived by counting listed launches; ESA does not state a Europe-wide total. Excludes launches from other sites.

  Reliability: Tier 2 (ESA). High reliability for the launches listed.

  Individual launches located in retrieved text. Count of 7 derived.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 07 · IRIS² satellites deployed

  primary

  "Multi-orbital constellation of at least 348 satellites"; "at least 330 satellites located in low Earth orbit (LEO) and 18 in medium Earth orbit (MEO)"; "With launches starting in 2029 and early services starting to be provided in 2030".

  Period: Programme description, 30 October 2026 · Scope: EU IRIS²

  Limitations: Zero deployed is inferred from the launch schedule, not stated.

  Reliability: Tier 2 (ESA).

  Constellation size and schedule located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 07 · IRIS² satellites deployed

  primary

  Launches starting in 2029 (implies no IRIS² satellites deployed as of October 2026).

  Period: As of 30 October 2026 · Scope: EU IRIS²

  Limitations: Inference.

  Reliability: Tier 2 (ESA).

  Deployment count inferred, not reported.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 02 · Operational European launch providers

  primary

  "German company Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit with their Spectrum launcher, lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway on 5 September 2026."

  Period: 5 September 2026 · Scope: Andøya, Norway

  Limitations: Establishes orbital success, not operational readiness.

  Reliability: Tier 2 (ESA).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 02 · Operational European launch providers

  primary

  "Arianespace was responsible for commercial exploitation of the launch system until 2026 when Avio started to take over."

  Period: Until 2026 · Scope: Europe

  Limitations: Undated page.

  Reliability: Tier 2 (ESA).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 08 · European air traffic exposed to GNSS interference

  primary

  "38.5% of European en-route traffic operates through regions intermittently, but regularly affected by RFI"; "5% of traffic in these regions could, given current RFI levels, need special assistance."

  Period: H2 2020 · Scope: European en-route traffic

  Limitations: Exposure, not disruption. Based on Airbus detection data. Presentation material. Outdated.

  Reliability: Tier 3 (EUROCONTROL).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 08 · European air traffic exposed to GNSS interference

  primary

  "Can affect around 38% of European Network Traffic."

  Period: 1 January–31 December 2021 · Scope: European network traffic

  Limitations: Exposure, not disruption. Approximate. Presentation material. Outdated.

  Reliability: Tier 3 (EUROCONTROL).

  Statement located in retrieved text.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 03 · European share of capital raised in European space funding rounds

  primary

  "Only 69% of the ~€2 billion venture capital raised in the past two years in Europe was secured in rounds led by European investors. Meanwhile, in the US, that figure rises to above 90%."

  Period: 2024–2025 · Scope: European and US space ventures

  Limitations: Lead-investor basis: full round value attributed to lead investor origin. ESPI tracked dataset.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution). Established methodology.

  Statement located in retrieved text; supports the KPI as defined on a lead-investor basis.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 03 · European share of capital raised in European space funding rounds

  primary

  "Of the 9 European space venture scaleup rounds in 2025, five were led by European public entities"; "all four remaining deals anchored by private investors were led by American investors."

  Period: 2025 · Scope: European space ventures, scaleup rounds

  Limitations: Applies to ESPI-tracked scaleup rounds only; "growth round" in the brief may be defined differently.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution).

  Resolves the supplied possible inconsistency: public entities led most European-led rounds.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 05 · Foreign buyers in acquisitions of European space companies

  primary

  "Of the 46 tracked acquisitions of European space companies over the 2014-2025 period, around a third (35%) involved foreign acquirers, predominantly US-based."

  Period: 2014–2025 · Scope: Acquisitions of European space companies (ESPI tracked sample)

  Limitations: "Foreign" may not equal "non-European"; completion and control-transfer status not confirmed; cumulative only.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution). No independent secondary source identified.

  Value located in retrieved text; definitional alignment with the KPI not confirmed.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 04 · Private capital raised by European space companies per year

  primary

  "Attracting €1.5 billion"; "over 80% of the capital secured in Europe came from public or mixed investor consortia."

  Period: 2024 · Scope: European space ventures

  Limitations: Not exclusively private capital.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution).

  Value located in retrieved text; definition mismatch (private vs all capital).

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 04 · Private capital raised by European space companies per year

  primary

  "Europe's space ventures attracted €1.4 billion in 2025"; "Venture capital…grew by 13% to €1.2 billion."

  Period: 2025 · Scope: European space ventures

  Limitations: Not exclusively private capital.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution).

  Value located in retrieved text; definition mismatch (private vs all capital).

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 04 · Private capital raised by European space companies per year

  primary

  "The space sector raised €942 million, representing a 7% decrease in investment in 2023."

  Period: 2023 (with comparison to 2022) · Scope: European space ventures

  Limitations: ESPI totals include public and mixed investor participation; not exclusively private capital. 2022 value implied, not stated.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution).

  Value located in retrieved text; definition mismatch (private vs all capital).

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 04 · Private capital raised by European space companies per year

  primary

  2022 value of about €1.0bn implied by the reported 7% decrease to €942m in 2023.

  Period: 2022 · Scope: European space ventures

  Limitations: Derived; exact 2022 figure not located.

  Reliability: Tier 4 (research institution).

  Consistent with supplied €1.0bn; exact value not verified.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 02 · Operational European launch providers

  primary

  First Spectrum flight "was terminated at T+30 seconds and fell directly into the sea in controlled manner."

  Period: 30 March 2025 · Scope: Andøya, Norway

  Limitations: Company disclosure about its own flight.

  Reliability: Tier 6 (company disclosure). Reliable for flight outcome.

  Statement located in retrieved text. Confirms no orbital success in 2025.

  ✓ Verified primary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 04 · Private capital raised by European space companies per year

  contextual

  "European space-tech companies raised €2.9 billion"; "Debt financing accounted for 45.6% of the total."

  Period: H1 2026 · Scope: European space-tech companies (Tech.eu coverage)

  Limitations: Secondary report of Tech.eu data; includes debt; half-year; different coverage from ESPI.

  Reliability: Tier 6 (industry publication). Underlying dataset not accessed.

  Context only. Not combined with ESPI series.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 01 · European orbital launches per year

  secondary

  "Europe with eight"; "SpaceX launched 165 Falcon 9 rockets in 2025"; "In addition to five Starship-Super Heavy launches"; "China, which attempted 92 orbital launches in 2025".

  Period: 2025 · Scope: Europe; SpaceX; China

  Limitations: Counting rule (attempts vs successes; provider vs site) not stated.

  Reliability: Tier 7 (news media). Context and cross-check only.

  Statements located in retrieved text. Contradicts supplied SpaceX (175) and China (94) figures.

  ✓ Verified secondary source

  Checked 9 Nov 2026

• KPI 01 · European orbital launches per year

  input

  9 European orbital launches in 2025; SpaceX 175; China 94.

  Period: 2025 · Scope: Europe (undefined)

  Limitations: No counting rule or source given.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  Not supported by the ESA launch list (7 successful from Kourou) or Ars Technica (8 for Europe).

  ⚑ Conflicting evidence

  Not checked

• KPI 02 · Operational European launch providers

  input

  Arianespace and Isar Aerospace listed as European providers (2025).

  Period: 2025 · Scope: Europe

  Limitations: No definition of "operational" given.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  Isar Aerospace had not reached orbit in 2025; Avio omitted.

  ⚑ Conflicting evidence

  Not checked

• KPI 03 · European share of capital raised in European space funding rounds

  input

  69% European share 2024–2025; US 90%+; no 2025 growth round led by a European private investor.

  Period: 2024–2025 · Scope: Europe; US

  Limitations: Definition not stated.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  Consistent with ESPI once the lead-investor definition is applied.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Not checked

• KPI 04 · Private capital raised by European space companies per year

  input

  ESPI figures 2022 €1.0bn, 2023 €0.94bn, 2024 €1.5bn, 2025 €1.4bn; Tech.eu H1 2026 €2.9bn incl. debt.

  Period: 2022–2026 · Scope: Europe

  Limitations: Supplied summary.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  2023–2025 match ESPI; 2022 not separately verified.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Not checked

• KPI 05 · Foreign buyers in acquisitions of European space companies

  input

  Approximately one-third of acquisitions since 2014 by foreign buyers.

  Period: Since 2014 · Scope: Europe

  Limitations: Supplied summary.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  Consistent with ESPI 35%.

  ⚑ Partially verified

  Not checked

• KPI 08 · European air traffic exposed to GNSS interference

  input

  38% of European air traffic exposed; up to 40% also referenced.

  Period: Not stated · Scope: Europe

  Limitations: Supplied summary.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  38% matches EUROCONTROL 2021; "up to 40%" not traced.

  ⚑ Source verification pending

  Not checked

• KPI 10 · Business users' share of active Copernicus data users

  input

  Companies 7%, researchers 64% of Copernicus users; 289,000 registered users in 2024.

  Period: Not stated (2024 for users) · Scope: Copernicus

  Limitations: Denominator and period not stated.

  Reliability: Not independent evidence.

  Shares not found in CDSE 2024 reporting. 289,000 confirmed as registered CDSE users.

  ⚑ Source verification pending

  Not checked

Not linked to any KPI value.