Launch Services
165 organizations working in launch services across the global space industry
Abyom SpaceTech
operationalAbyom SpaceTech is an Indian startup based in Hyderabad focused on developing advanced launch vehicle technology. The company is pioneering the develo...
Airbus Defence and Space
operationalAirbus Defence and Space is the space division of Airbus, one of the world's largest aerospace companies. The company manufactures commercial and mili...
Alcântara Launch Center
operationalCentro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA) is Brazil's primary space launch facility located near the equator in Maranhão state. The site's equatorial lo...
Andøya Space
operationalAndøya Space operates the Andøya Spaceport for orbital and suborbital launches in northern Norway. With 1,200+ rockets launched since 1962, Andøya rec...
Antrix Corporation
operationalISRO's commercial arm. Launch services marketing. Satellite data sales. Technology transfer. International customer interface. Indian space commerce e...
ArianeGroup
operationalArianeGroup is a joint venture equally owned by Airbus and Safran, responsible for developing and producing the Ariane family of launch vehicles. The ...
Leadership: Martin Sion (CEO
Arianespace
operationalArianespace is a French company providing launch services using the Ariane 5 (now retired), Ariane 6, Soyuz (suspended), and Vega rockets. The company...
Leadership: Stéphane Israël (CEO)
Astraius
operationalAstraius is a UK-based air-launch company focused on providing dedicated and responsive launch services for small to mid-sized satellites. Utilizing a...
Bellatrix Aerospace
operationalBellatrix Aerospace is an Indian company developing green propulsion systems and small launch vehicles. The company focuses on water-based plasma thru...
BioServe Space Technologies
operationalBioServe develops biotechnology research hardware for spaceflight. University of Colorado lab that has flown 60+ payloads on Space Shuttle, ISS, and c...
Black Arrow Space Technologies
operationalBlack Arrow Space Technologies is a United Kingdom-based company focused on developing a novel seaborne launch system, the Black Arrow 2. The company ...
Blue Origin
operationalBlue Origin is a private aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2000. Headquartered in Kent, ...
Leadership: Jeff Bezos (Founder)
CALT
operationalChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), established in 1957 and based in Beijing, is China’s primary contractor for launch vehicles. As a c...
CAS Space
operationalCAS Space (Zhongke Aerospace) is a Chinese launch company affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company operates the Lijian-1 (Kinetica...
CASC
operationalChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is the main contractor for China's space program. CASC manufactures the Long March family of launch...
CASIC
operationalChina Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Kuaizhou rockets. Commercial space activities. Defense missiles. Secondary Chinese space contractor....
Cecil Spaceport
operationalJacksonville Aviation Authority spaceport. Horizontal launch operations. Boeing, Space Florida partnerships. UAS and space vehicle testing....
Celestis
operationalCelestis, founded in 1994 and based in Houston, Texas, is a launch services provider specializing in memorial spaceflights. The company offers a uniqu...
China Great Wall Industry
operationalChina Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), established in 1980, operates as the primary commercial interface for China’s state-owned China Aerospa...
CNES
operationalThe Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) is the French government space agency responsible for proposing and implementing French space policy. CN...
Equatorial Launch Australia
operationalEquatorial Launch Australia operates the Arnhem Space Centre, the world's only commercially owned multi-user equatorial launch site. The facility feat...
Esrange Space Center
operationalEsrange is one of the world's most versatile space centers above the Arctic Circle. Used for sounding rockets, high-altitude balloons, satellite launc...
EXOS Aerospace
operationalExos Aerospace, founded in 2014 and based in Caddo Mills, Texas, is a launch vehicle company focused on developing reusable suborbital launch vehicles...
Expace
operationalExpace Technology is a Chinese launch company operating the Kuaizhou series of solid-fueled rockets. The company is a subsidiary of CASIC (China Aeros...
Firefly Aerospace
operationalFirefly Aerospace is a space launch and in-space services company developing the Alpha small launch vehicle, Blue Ghost lunar lander, and related spac...
Leadership: Bill Weber (CEO)
Galactic Energy
operationalGalactic Energy (Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology) is a Chinese private rocket company operating the Ceres-1 solid-fueled rocket and developing ...
Leadership: Wang Qiufeng (CEO)
GAUSS Srl
operationalGAUSS Srl is an Italian space company founded in 2012 as a spin-off from the Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale at the University of Rome “Sapienza.” T...
i-Space (Beijing)
operationalFirst private Chinese company to reach orbit (2019). Hyperbola-1 solid rocket. Developing Hyperbola-2 reusable liquid rocket. Key player in Chinese co...
IHI Aerospace
operationalIHI Aerospace is a major Japanese rocket and missile manufacturer, producing solid rocket motors for JAXA's launch vehicles. The company supplies prop...
Indian Space Research Organisation
operationalThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national space agency responsible for the country's space program. ISRO has achieved notable ...
Indonesian Space Agency
operationalIndonesia's space research organization developing satellites, rockets, and space applications. Operates Biak and Morotai potential spaceport sites ne...
Innospace
operationalInnospace is a South Korean launch vehicle company that successfully launched a suborbital test rocket in 2023. The company is developing the HANBIT s...
Leadership: Kim Soo-jong (CEO)
Innospace Korea
operationalInnospace is South Korea's first commercial launch provider, developing the Hanbit small satellite launch vehicle. The company achieved Korea's first ...
Interstellar Technologies
operationalInterstellar Technologies is a Japanese private rocket company founded by entrepreneur Takafumi Horie. The company has launched the MOMO suborbital ro...
Leadership: Takahiro Inagawa (CEO)
ISISpace (Innovative Solutions In Space)
operationalISISpace (Innovative Solutions In Space) is a Dutch NewSpace company founded in 2006 and based in Delft, specializing in design, development, producti...
iSpace China
operationalBeijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology (i-Space) made history in July 2019 as the first private Chinese company to achieve orbit with its Hyperbo...
Leadership: Peng Xiaobo (CEO
ISRO
operationalThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national space agency, responsible for space science research and planetary exploration. Esta...
Leadership: Dr. V. Narayanan (Chairman and Secretary of Department of Space)
JAXA Epsilon Launch Vehicle
operationalJAXA's Epsilon is a solid-fuel rocket for small satellite launches featuring advanced AI for autonomous launch operations. Provides responsive Japanes...
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
operationalJiuquan Satellite Launch Center is China's oldest and largest space launch facility in the Gobi Desert. The site launches crewed Shenzhou missions, va...
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
operationalHistoric Apollo and Space Shuttle launch complex. SpaceX Falcon 9 and Heavy launches from 39A. SLS Artemis launches from 39B. NASA's flagship launch f...
Khosla Ventures
operationalKhosla Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with approximately $15 billion in assets under management. While not a space technology ...
Khrunichev State Research Center
operationalKhrunichev State Research Center, founded in 1916 and based in Moscow, Russia, is a major Russian manufacturer specializing in launch vehicles, spacec...
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
operationalThe Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is South Korea's national aerospace research agency. KARI developed the Nuri (KSLV-II) launch vehicle an...
LandSpace
operationalLandSpace (Lánjiān Technology) is a Chinese private rocket company that achieved the world's first successful orbital launch of a methane-powered rock...
Leadership: Zhang Changwu (CEO
LinkSpace
operationalLinkSpace, founded in 2014 and based in Beijing, China, is a private aerospace company focused on the development and operation of launch vehicles and...
Mahia Launch Complex
operationalRocket Lab's primary launch site in New Zealand. Electron launches. First private orbital launch from Southern Hemisphere. High launch cadence facilit...
Maritime Launch Services
operationalMaritime Launch Services is building Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso, Nova Scotia to provide orbital launch services from Canada. The company partner...
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
operationalVirginia commercial spaceport at NASA Wallops. Antares ISS resupply. Rocket Lab US launches. Growing east coast launch capabilities....
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
operationalMitsubishi Heavy Industries is a major Japanese industrial conglomerate and prime contractor for Japan's H-IIA and H3 launch vehicles. MHI manufacture...
NASASpaceFlight
operationalNASASpaceFlight, founded in 2005 and based in Orlando, Florida, is a media organization specializing in coverage of launch vehicle development. The co...
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
operationalNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems (formerly Orbital ATK) manufactures launch vehicles, satellites, and space systems. The division produces Antares ...
Northrop Grumman Space
operationalNorthrop Grumman Space Systems is a leading provider of comprehensive space solutions for government, civil, and commercial customers. Founded in 1994...
NPO Lavochkin
operationalNPO Lavochkin, founded in 1937 and based in Khimki, Russia, is a key player in the Russian space industry specializing in the design and manufacture o...
NSIL (NewSpace India Limited)
operationalNSIL is ISRO's commercial arm providing launch services and satellite systems. Markets Indian space capabilities including PSLV and SSLV launches worl...
OHB System
operationalOHB System develops satellites and space systems for science, Earth observation, and navigation. Major European satellite manufacturer and system inte...
Orienspace
operationalOrienspace (Beijing Origin Space Technology) is a Chinese private rocket company that successfully launched the Gravity-1 rocket in January 2024, the ...
Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska
operationalPacific Spaceport Complex Alaska (PSCA), operated by Alaska Aerospace Corporation on Kodiak Island, is the only commercial polar launch range in the U...
Leadership: Alaska Aerospace Corporation
Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum
operationalThe Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum in Germany preserves the history of rocket development at the former V-2 rocket test site. The museum docum...
PLD Space
operationalPLD Space (Payload Aerospace S.L.) is a Spanish launch company founded in 2011 in Elche, developing partially-reusable launch vehicles Miura 1 and Miu...
Leadership: Raúl Torres (CEO
Portuguese Space Agency
operationalFounded in 2019, the Portuguese Space Agency (PSA) serves as the national entity coordinating Portugal’s space activities and its participation within...
Relativity Space
operationalRelativity Space is an aerospace manufacturer developing 3D-printed rockets using innovative additive manufacturing technology. Founded in 2015 and he...
Leadership: Tim Ellis (CEO
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2
operationalRocket Lab is an end-to-end space company providing comprehensive space solutions, encompassing launch services, complete spacecraft development and m...
Rocket Lab New Zealand
operationalRocket Lab New Zealand is an end-to-end space company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, providing comprehensive space solutions from launch serv...
Roketsan
operationalRoketsan is Turkey's rocket and missile manufacturer developing space launch vehicles. The company is developing sounding rockets and small satellite ...
Roscosmos
operationalRoscosmos is the Russian governmental body responsible for the Russian space program and aerospace industry. Roscosmos operates the Soyuz and Proton l...
RUAG Space
operationalBeyond Gravity, formerly RUAG Space, is a European space supplier specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of critical components and ...
S7 Space
operationalRussian commercial launch company. Sea Launch platform acquisition. Zenit rocket operations. S7 Airlines affiliate....
Sierra Nevada Corporation Space
operationalSierra Space, founded in 1963 and based in Louisville, Colorado, is a leading aerospace company focused on the development of advanced space technolog...
Skyroot Aerospace
operationalSkyroot Aerospace is an Indian private rocket company that achieved India's first private space launch with its Vikram-S rocket in 2022. The company i...
Leadership: Pawan Kumar Chandana (CEO
Southern Launch
operationalSouthern Launch is an Australian company developing launch facilities and services in South Australia. The company operates the Whalers Way launch com...
Space BD
operationalSpace BD provides space business development services including satellite deployment from ISS. Licensed to offer small satellite deployment from the J...
Space One Japan
operationalSpace One Japan is a Japanese aerospace company focused on the development of dedicated small satellite launch capabilities. The company is currently ...
Space Services Inc
operationalSpace Services Inc., founded in 1980 and based in Houston, Texas, is a provider of unique memorialization services focused on space-based launches. Th...
Space Walker
operationalSpace Walker is a Japanese startup originating from Tokyo University of Science, focused on developing reusable suborbital spaceplanes. The company’s ...
Spaceflight Inc.
operationalSpaceflight Inc. is a Seattle-based aerospace company specializing in rideshare launch coordination and satellite deployment services, acquired by Fir...
Spaceflight Industries
operationalSpaceflight Industries provides rideshare launch services and mission management for small satellites. The Seattle-based company has coordinated hundr...
SpaceX
operationalSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is the world's leading private aerospace company, founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with the mission of reduc...
Leadership: Elon Musk (CEO
SpaceX Starfactory
operationalSpaceX, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hawthorne, California, is a vertically integrated aerospace manufacturer and space transportation service...
SpaceX Starship
operationalStarship is SpaceX's fully reusable super heavy-lift launch system designed for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Standing 120 meters tall with ...
SSC - Swedish Space Corporation
operationalSwedish Space Corporation provides ground station services, launch services, and engineering solutions. SSC operates a global ground station network a...
SSC Space
operationalSSC Space (currently Swedish Space Corporation) is a global provider of advanced space services with over 50 years of experience. The company focuses ...
SSPA (Swedish Space Corporation)
operationalSwedish Space Corporation provides space services including ground stations, rocket and balloon launches from Esrange, and satellite data services. Ke...
SSTC Ukraine
operationalThe State Space Agency of Ukraine oversees Ukrainian space activities including Yuzhnoye Design Bureau and Yuzhmash production. Ukraine has heritage i...
Stratolaunch
operationalStratolaunch operates the world's largest aircraft by wingspan as an airborne launch platform. Developing hypersonic test vehicles and launch services...
Swedish Space Corporation
operationalSwedish Space Corporation (SSC) operates one of the world's largest civilian ground station networks with 10 owned stations and 11 partner stations gl...
Leadership: Stefan Gardefjord (CEO)
The Exploration Company
operationalThe Exploration Company is developing Nyx, a reusable spacecraft for cargo transport to space stations. The European company aims to provide ISS resup...
Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
operationalIndia's first rocket launch site. Sounding rocket launches. Equatorial research. Birthplace of Indian space program. ISRO heritage site....
United Launch Alliance
operationalUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) is a premier launch services provider formed as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, delivering reliable a...
Leadership: Tory Bruno (CEO)
Veng
operationalFounded in 2011 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Veng is a technology and services company specializing in the space sector. The company’s core b...
Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site
operationalWenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Hainan Island is China's newest and southernmost spaceport. The coastal facility supports heavy-lift Long March 5 a...
Zero 2 Infinity
operationalZero 2 Infinity is a Spanish company developing near-space balloon flights and rockoon launch systems. The company offers high-altitude balloon experi...
Astra
publicAstra Space is a launch services company focused on providing frequent, affordable access to space for small satellites. Founded in 2016 and headquart...
Astra Space
publicAstra Space is an American space company developing launch vehicles and spacecraft electric propulsion systems from its facilities in Alameda and Atwa...
Leadership: Chris Kemp (CEO
AVIO
publicAVIO is an Italian aerospace company developing and operating the Vega family of launch vehicles. The company provides light-lift launch services from...
Israel Aerospace Industries
publicIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) is Israel's major aerospace and defense company. IAI's Space Division manufactures reconnaissance satellites (OFEQ s...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Space
publicMitsubishi Heavy Industries is a Japanese multinational with comprehensive space systems capabilities. MHI is the prime contractor for Japan's H-IIA a...
Northrop Grumman
publicNorthrop Grumman Corporation is a global aerospace and defense technology company that is a leading provider of space systems, launch vehicles, and sa...
Leadership: Kathy Warden (Chair
Rocket Lab
publicRocket Lab is a leading aerospace company providing end-to-end space solutions including launch services, spacecraft manufacturing, and on-orbit opera...
Leadership: Peter Beck (Founder
Aevum Inc
developmentAevum Inc. developed the Ravn X, the world's largest unmanned aircraft system designed for autonomous satellite launches. The air-launch system aimed ...
Agnikul Cosmos
developmentAgnikul Cosmos is an Indian private space company developing the Agnibaan rocket using innovative 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines. The company aims ...
Leadership: Srinath Ravichandran (CEO
Angkasa-X
developmentAngkasa-X is a Malaysian space startup aspiring to become ASEAN's leading launch provider. Developing small satellite launch capabilities. Part of ASE...
Black Arrow Space
developmentBlack Arrow Space, founded in 2017 and based in Plymouth, United Kingdom, is a space company focused on providing launch services. The company is curr...
Cosmoleap
developmentCosmoleap (Lingkong Tianxing) is a Chinese aerospace company developing reusable launch vehicles and spacecraft. The company focuses on innovative pro...
D-Orbit USA
developmentD-Orbit USA, established in 2019 and based in San Jose, California, focuses on providing space logistics and transportation services. As the US-based ...
Dark
developmentDark Aerospace is developing small satellite launch solutions. The company focuses on providing responsive, dedicated launch services for the growing ...
Dawn Aerospace
developmentDawn Aerospace is a New Zealand company developing reusable space planes and satellite propulsion systems. The company is flight testing the Mk-II Aur...
Dawn Aerospace NZ
developmentDawn Aerospace's New Zealand operations focus on spaceplane development and testing. The company conducts flight tests of the Mk-II Aurora suborbital ...
Deep Blue Aerospace
developmentDeep Blue Aerospace is a Chinese private rocket company developing reusable launch vehicles. The company has demonstrated vertical takeoff and landing...
Leadership: Huo Liang (CEO)
Equatorial Space
developmentEquatorial Space is developing a commercial spaceport in northern Queensland, Australia. The company plans to leverage Australia's proximity to the eq...
Equatorial Space Systems
developmentEquatorial Space Systems is a Singaporean launch company developing small satellite launch capabilities. The company aims to provide Southeast Asian l...
Firefly Blue Ghost
developmentFirefly Aerospace is a U.S.-based space company founded in 2021 focused on enabling launch, landing, and operations across space, with a particular em...
Gilmour Space
developmentGilmour Space Technologies is an Australian space company developing the Eris orbital launch vehicle, a three-stage rocket standing 25 meters tall wit...
Gilmour Space Technologies
developmentGilmour Space Technologies is an Australian launch vehicle company developing the Eris rocket for small satellite launches. The company is building Au...
Leadership: Adam Gilmour (CEO
Gravitilab Aerospace
developmentScottish launch and testing company. Suborbital rockets. Space environment testing services. Scotland-based....
Green Launch
developmentGreen Launch, founded in 2019 and based in Austin, Texas, is a launch vehicle company focused on dramatically reducing the cost and increasing the ava...
HyImpulse Technologies
developmentHyImpulse Technologies GmbH is a German aerospace company focused on revolutionizing access to space by making it affordable and environmentally susta...
Leadership: Dr. Christian Schmierer (CEO
HyPrSpace
developmentFrench green launch company. Hybrid propulsion rockets. Environmentally conscious launch. Bordeaux-based....
Inversion Space
developmentEarth return capsules for point-to-point delivery and space manufacturing. Ray capsule for rapid cargo delivery from orbit. SpaceX and Y Combinator ba...
Isar Aerospace
developmentIsar Aerospace is a German aerospace company founded in March 2018 by Daniel Metzler (CEO), Markus Brandl, and Josef Peter Fleischmann, who met at Tec...
Leadership: Daniel Metzler (CEO
Jiuzhou Yunjian
developmentJiuzhou Yunjian (Jiuzhou Cloud Arrow) is a Chinese private rocket company developing liquid-fueled launch vehicles. The company focuses on reusable ro...
Latitude
developmentLatitude develops nanosatellites and mission operations software for European customers. The French company provides end-to-end small satellite soluti...
Launcher Space Services
developmentLauncher Space Services, a company under the Vast umbrella, is focused on providing launch services, specifically orbital deployment for small satelli...
Leo Aerospace
developmentLeo Aerospace, founded in 2017 and based in Los Angeles, is a launch services company focused on providing dedicated and responsive access to space fo...
LIA Aerospace
developmentLIA Aerospace is an Argentine aerospace company developing propulsion systems and space launch vehicles. The company created Zonda 1.0, the first biof...
MaiaSpace
developmentMaiaSpace is a European small launch vehicle company developing the Maia rocket. The company aims to provide dedicated small satellite launch services...
Orbex
developmentOrbex (Orbital Express Launch Ltd.) is a United Kingdom-based aerospace company headquartered in Forres, Moray, Scotland, with subsidiaries in Denmark...
Leadership: Phillip Chambers (CEO)
Orbital Space
developmentOrbital Space, founded in 2019 and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a private aerospace company focused on providing launch services and CubeS...
Orbitalum
developmentOrbitalum is a German micro-launcher startup based in Bremen developing small satellite launch capabilities for the European market. The company aims ...
Pangea Aerospace
developmentPangea Aerospace develops advanced propulsion systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft. Creating methalox rocket engines using aerospike nozzle tech...
PD AeroSpace
developmentPD AeroSpace (PD stands for Pulse Detonation) is a Japanese aerospace company developing suborbital spaceplanes using hybrid jet-rocket propulsion wit...
Perigee Aerospace
developmentPerigee Aerospace is a South Korean private launch company developing small rockets for satellite deployment. The company is building Korea's first pr...
Phantom Space
developmentPhantom Space is an American company developing the Daytona rocket for responsive small satellite launches. The company aims to provide high-frequency...
Leadership: Jim Cantrell (CEO)
Phantom Space Corp
developmentPhantom Space Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Tucson, Arizona, is a vertically integrated space company focused on providing end-to-end solu...
Phantom Space Corporation
developmentPhantom Space Corporation, founded in 2019 and based in Tucson, Arizona, is a vertically integrated space company focused on providing end-to-end solu...
Polaris Spaceplanes
developmentPolaris develops reusable spaceplanes that can take off and land from any airport. Their Aurora spaceplane can deliver up to 1,000 kg to LEO and be re...
Radian Aerospace
developmentRadian Aerospace is developing Radian One, a horizontal takeoff/landing single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane—the 'holy grail' of space transportation. The...
RFA (Rocket Factory Augsburg)
developmentRocket Factory Augsburg develops the RFA ONE orbital launch vehicle for small and medium satellites. Building reusable rockets for European launch ind...
Rocket Factory Augsburg
developmentRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is a German launch vehicle company developing the RFA ONE rocket for small satellite launches. The company uses an innov...
Leadership: Stefan Brieschenk (CEO)
Rocket Lab National Security
developmentRocket Lab National Security is a division of Rocket Lab, an end-to-end space company providing launch services, spacecraft development and manufactur...
Rocket Lab Photon
developmentRocket Lab is an end-to-end space company providing comprehensive space solutions, from launch services to complete spacecraft and satellite component...
Rocket Lab Rutherford Factory
developmentRocket Lab is an end-to-end space company providing comprehensive space solutions, from launch services and spacecraft development to satellite compon...
Skyrora
developmentSkyrora is a Glasgow-based UK rocket company developing launch vehicles to provide British sovereign space access. In August 2025, the UK Civil Aviati...
Leadership: Volodymyr Levykin (CEO)
Space One
developmentSpace One is a Japanese launch company developing the KAIROS small rocket for responsive satellite launches. The company was formed by Canon Electroni...
Space Pioneer
developmentSpace Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology) is a Chinese private rocket company developing kerosene-oxygen launch vehicles. The company has achieved s...
Space Transportation
developmentSpace Transportation (Lingkong Tianxing) develops reusable spaceplanes and suborbital vehicles. Building a fleet of winged rocket-powered vehicles for...
SpaceRyde
developmentSpaceRyde is a Canadian company developing balloon-assisted small satellite launch systems. The company aims to provide low-cost access to space using...
SpinLaunch
developmentSpinLaunch is developing a kinetic launch system that uses centrifugal acceleration to launch payloads. The company's approach uses a ground-based rot...
Leadership: Jonathan Yaney (CEO
Stoke Space
developmentStoke Space is developing Nova, a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle designed for rapid turnaround and long operational life. Based in Kent, Wa...
Leadership: Andy Lapsa (CEO
Stoke Space Technologies
developmentFounded in 2019 and headquartered in Kent, Washington, Stoke Space Technologies is a launch vehicle company focused on developing fully reusable rocke...
The Spaceport Company
developmentFounded in 2020 and based in Florida, The Spaceport Company is a developing provider of mobile, sea-based launch infrastructure and services for the a...
TiSpace
developmentTaiwan Innovative Space (TiSpace) is developing hybrid rocket launch vehicles for small satellite deployment. The company aims to provide domestic lau...
TLON Space
developmentTLON Space is an Argentine startup developing the Aventura I ultra-light rocket for sustainable, low-cost nanosatellite launches. The 10-meter tall ro...
Unastella
developmentUnastella is South Korea's first private company developing manned suborbital spaceflight capabilities, aiming to carry six passengers to 100km altitu...
Vaya Space
developmentVaya Space (formerly Rocket Crafters) develops STAR-3D vortex hybrid engines using 3D-printed non-explosive thermoplastic fuel (99% recycled) and LOX,...
Veloces
developmentVeloces is a Los Angeles-based space company founded in 2023 focused on the development of launch vehicles. Currently, the company’s core business cen...
Venture Orbital Systems
developmentVenture Orbital Systems is a French company developing the Zephyr small launch vehicle. The company aims to provide dedicated European launch services...
Venturi Lab
developmentVenturi Lab is a relatively new Italian aerospace company, founded in 2021 and based in Naples, currently focused on the development of orbital launch...
Wave Motion Launch
developmentWave Motion Launch is a newly established launch vehicle company founded in 2023 and based in San Francisco, California. The company is currently focu...
Launcher
acquiredLauncher was an American company developing the Orbiter satellite carrier and E-2 rocket engine. The company focused on in-space transportation using ...
Launcher (acquired by Vast)
acquiredLauncher developed rocket engines and orbital transfer vehicles using 3D printing. Acquired by Vast in 2023 to support space station propulsion needs....
Arianespace - Sea Launch
defunctSea Launch was a multinational spacecraft launch service using a mobile sea platform. Though currently inactive, Sea Launch demonstrated ocean-based e...
Masten Space Systems
defunctMasten Space Systems developed vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and was selected for NASA's CLPS lunar program. The company filed for bankruptcy ...
Vector Launch
defunctVector Launch was an American small rocket company that developed launch vehicles for microsatellites. The company ceased operations in 2019 due to fu...
Virgin Orbit
defunctVirgin Orbit was a launch services company founded in 2017 as a spin-off from Virgin Galactic, developing the air-launched LauncherOne rocket system. ...
ABL Space Systems
restructuredABL Space Systems, now rebranded as Long Wall following a strategic pivot in late 2024, was an American launch vehicle developer that operated the RS1...
Leadership: Harry O'Hanley (CEO