517410 Satellite Telecommunications

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Providing direct-to-home satellite television services to individual households or consumers are classified in U.S. Industry 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers.
• Operating television and radio broadcasting networks, including satellite television and radio networks, that produce media programming for distribution through cable, satellite, streaming, or Internet broadcasting are classified in Industry 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers.
• Operating satellite tracking stations and associated facilities are classified in Industry 517810, All Other Telecommunications.
• Providing expert advice in the field of information technology or in integrating communication and computer systems are classified in Industry 54151, Computer Systems Design and Related Services.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 517410

The Census index assigns these 6 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Earth stations for satellite communication carriers
• Long-distance telephone satellite communication carriers
• Resellers, satellite telecommunication
• Satellite telecommunication carriers
• Satellite telecommunication resellers
• Telephone communications carriers, satellite

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 517410

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 517410, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $44 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 6130, 6190), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 61300Satellite telecommunications activitiesUK SIC
• 61900Other telecommunications activitiesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.