SPACE AUTONOMY MONITOREuropean strategic autonomy in space—

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Every source used, the exact statement it supports, and whether that statement has been verified against the KPI definition. 24 sources · 33 source–value links.

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Verified primary source 16Verified secondary source 1Partially verified 11Conflicting evidence 3Source verification pending 2No reliable source identified 0
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  • T1 · EU institution / agency · Tier 1 · Official primary

    Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem — Annual report 2024

    Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (operating consortium)

    Annual report of the CDSE platform. States registered users rose from 84,000 to almost 290,000 during 2024.

    Published:
    Publication date not established.
    Accessed:
    9 Nov 2026

    • "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

  • T1 · EU institution / agency · Tier 1 · Official primary

    Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE) Releases Annual Report 2024

    Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

    Official Copernicus programme data service. Reports registered users of the CDSE platform only, not all Copernicus users and not active users.

    Published:
    4 Dec 2025
    Accessed:
    9 Nov 2026

    • "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

  • T1 · EU institution / agency · Tier 1 · Official primary

    An autonomous Union, open to the world, and supported by EU Space

    EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)

    Official EU agency market projection: global GNSS and Earth Observation revenues combined. Not Copernicus-only and not Europe-only.

    Published:
    23 Jan 2026
    Accessed:
    9 Nov 2026

    • "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

  • T8 · Supplied input (not evidence) · No governance tier (not evidence)

    Space Autonomy Monitor: Phase 1 KPI framework and initial figures (no URL: not a public document)

    Project owner (internal brief)

    Starting inputs only. Not independent evidence. Figures are preserved for traceability and flagged until traced to a documented source.

    Published:
    Supplied on 9 November 2026. Underlying references were not provided with the brief.
    Accessed:
    9 Nov 2026

    • 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

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