Category

Satellite Operators

91 organizations working in satellite operators across the global space industry.

Airbus Defence and Space Geo

operational
Toulouse, France Est. 1977

Airbus Defence and Space Geo, founded in 1977 and based in Toulouse, France, is a provider of geospa…

Amazon Kuiper Systems

operational
Redmond, United States Est. 2019

Amazon's Project Kuiper is a planned constellation of 3,236 low Earth orbit satellites designed to p…

Amazon Leo

operational
Seattle, United States Est. 2019

Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is Amazon's ambitious satellite internet constellation targetin…

Leadership: Andy Jassy (Amazon CEO)

AMSAT

operational
Kensington, United States Est. 1969

Founded in 1969 and based in Kensington, United States, AMSAT – The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporat…

Apogeo Space

operational

Apogeo Space is an Italian private company pioneering IoT satellite connectivity through the develop…

Arabsat

operational
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Est. 1976

Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is one of the world's largest satellite operato…

ARSAT

operational
Buenos Aires, Argentina Est. 2006

ARSAT is an Argentine state-owned telecommunications company founded in 2006, focused on providing w…

AsiaSat

operational
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Est. 1988

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company operates regional satellites providing video, voice, and d…

Astranis Space Technologies

operational
San Francisco, United States Est. 2015

Astranis builds small geostationary satellites for dedicated broadband connectivity. Their MicroGEO …

Avanti Communications

operational
London, United Kingdom Est. 2002

Avanti Communications, founded in 2002 and based in London, United Kingdom, is a satellite communica…

Azercosmos

operational
Baku, Azerbaijan Est. 2010

Azercosmos, established in 2010 and based in Baku, Azerbaijan, is the national satellite operator fo…

Bolivian Space Agency

operational
La Paz, Bolivia Est. 2010

The Bolivian Space Agency (ABE), founded in 2010 and based in La Paz, Bolivia, is the national entit…

China Satcom

operational
Beijing, China Est. 2001

China Satellite Communications Group operates China's fleet of communications satellites. The state-…

Embratel Star One

operational
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Est. 2000

Embratel Star One is a leading Brazilian satellite operator founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rio…

Es'hailSat

operational
Doha, Qatar Est. 2010

Qatar Satellite Company operating Es'hail-1 and Es'hail-2 communications satellites. Provides broadc…

Eutelsat Americas

operational
Mexico City, Mexico Est. 1997

Eutelsat Americas, formerly Satmex, is a leading satellite communications operator focused on the Am…

Eutelsat OneWeb

operational
London, United Kingdom Est. 2012

Eutelsat OneWeb operates a low Earth orbit satellite constellation of over 650 satellites providing …

Leadership: Eva Berneke (Eutelsat Group CEO)

Gazprom Space Systems

operational
Shchelkovo, Russia Est. 1992

Gazprom Space Systems, a subsidiary of Gazprom, is a Russian satellite operator focused on the devel…

GW Satellite

operational
Shanghai, China Est. 2021

GW Satellite, founded in 2021 and based in Shanghai, China, is a relatively new entrant focused on t…

Hellas Sat

operational
Athens, Greece Est. 2001

Hellas Sat operates telecommunications satellites serving Southeast Europe, the Middle East, and Sou…

Hispasat

operational
Madrid, Spain Est. 1989

Hispasat is a Spanish satellite operator providing telecommunications services across Europe, the Am…

ImageSat International

operational
Tel Aviv, Israel Est. 1997

ImageSat International, founded in 1997 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is an Earth observation satel…

Inmarsat Government

operational
Reston, United States Est. 2007

Inmarsat Government, founded in 2007 and based in Reston, Virginia, is a leading provider of secure …

Intersputnik

operational
Moscow, Russia Est. 1971

International organization of space communications. Successor to Soviet-era system. 26 member states…

iQPS

operational
Fukuoka, Japan Est. 2005

iQPS, founded in 2005 and based in Fukuoka, Japan, is a space technology company specializing in Ear…

Korea Telecom SAT

operational
Seoul, South Korea Est. 2012

Korea Telecom SAT (KT SAT) is a South Korean satellite operator established in 2012 as a subsidiary …

KTSAT

operational
Seoul, South Korea Est. 2012

KT SAT is South Korea's satellite operator, a subsidiary of KT Corporation. The company operates the…

MEASAT

operational
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Est. 1996

MEASAT is Malaysia's premier satellite operator providing broadcasting and telecommunications servic…

Methane SAT

operational
New York, United States Est. 2020

MethaneSAT is a New York-based space company founded in 2020 focused on global methane monitoring as…

Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd

operational
Abuja, Nigeria Est. 2006

NIGCOMSAT operates Nigeria's communications satellite fleet including NIGCOMSAT-1R. Providing teleco…

Nilesat

operational
Cairo, Egypt Est. 1996

Nilesat, founded in 1996 and based in Cairo, Egypt, is a leading satellite operator focused on provi…

NOVI Space

operational

NOVI Space is a United States-based company developing space-edge computing and artificial intellige…

NuSpace

operational
Singapore, Singapore Est. 2019

Singaporean nanosatellite company for IoT and maritime tracking. Building constellation for Southeas…

Optus

operational
Sydney, Australia Est. 1981

Optus, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a telecommunications company with …

PierSight

operational

PierSight is an Indian space technology company focused on developing and deploying a constellation …

Pixxel

operational
Bengaluru, India Est. 2019

Pixxel is a California-based space technology company building the world's highest-resolution hypers…

Leadership: Awais Ahmed (CEO

Planet Federal

operational
San Francisco, United States Est. 2010

Planet Federal is the government services division of Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based company fou…

QPS Institute

operational
Fukuoka, Japan Est. 2005

QPS Institute, founded in 2005 as a spin-off from Kyushu University, is a Japanese space technology …

QPS Research

operational
Fukuoka, Japan Est. 2005

QPS Research, founded in 2005 and based in Fukuoka, Japan, is a space technology company specializin…

RASCOM

operational
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Est. 1992

RASCOM is a pan-African satellite operator founded in 1992 and based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The …

RSCC

operational
Moscow, Russia Est. 1967

Russian Satellite Communications Company. Express GEO satellite fleet. Government and commercial ser…

SCOR Space

operational
Paris, France Est. 1970

World's fourth largest reinsurer providing aviation and space reinsurance. Offers sophisticated mode…

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology

operational

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology is a Chinese company focused on the development and deploymen…

Space Norway

operational
Oslo, Norway Est. 2014

Space Norway is a Norwegian government company providing satellite-based services. The company opera…

Spacecom Israel

operational
Ramat Gan, Israel Est. 1993

Spacecom Israel, founded in 1993 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel, is a satellite fleet operator speci…

SpaceX Starshield

operational
Hawthorne, United States Est. 2022

SpaceX's national security satellite service. Starlink variant for government. DoD contracts for sec…

Spire Assure

operational
San Francisco, United States Est. 2012

Spire Assure, founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, is a data and analytics company specializi…

Spire Weather

operational
Vienna, United States Est. 2012

Spire Weather, founded in 2012 and based in Vienna, United States, is a data and analytics company s…

Starlink

operational
Hawthorne, United States Est. 2015

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a subsidiary of S…

Leadership: Elon Musk (SpaceX CEO & Founder)

Tomorrow.io

operational
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Est. 2016

Tomorrow.io (originally founded as ClimaCell in 2016 by Shimon Elkabetz, Rei Goffer, and Itai Zlotni…

Türksat

operational
Ankara, Turkey Est. 1990

Türksat is Turkey's national satellite operator providing telecommunications and broadcasting servic…

Unseenlabs

operational
Rennes, France Est. 2015

Unseenlabs SAS, founded in 2015 and based in Rennes, France, is a geospatial intelligence company sp…

Venezuelan Space Agency

operational
Caracas, Venezuela Est. 2008

The Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales (ABAE), founded in 2008 and based in Caracas, Ve…

Zhuhai Orbita

operational
Zhuhai, China Est. 2000

Zhuhai Orbita, founded in 2000 and based in Zhuhai, China, is a space company specializing in the op…

APT Satellite

public
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Est. 1992

APT Satellite Holdings is a Hong Kong-based satellite operator providing telecommunications services…

China Satellite Communications

public
Beijing, China Est. 2001

China Satellite Communications (China Satcom), founded in 2001 and based in Beijing, China, is a sat…

EchoStar

public
Englewood, United States Est. 1980

EchoStar Corporation is an American telecommunications company specializing in satellite communicati…

Eutelsat

public
Paris, France Est. 1977

Eutelsat is a French satellite operator providing video broadcasting, broadband connectivity, and go…

Leadership: Eva Berneke (CEO)

Globalstar

public
Covington, United States Est. 1991

Globalstar is a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, operating the world's …

Leadership: Paul Jacobs (CEO)

Iridium Communications

public
McLean, United States Est. 2001

Iridium Communications is a satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global…

Leadership: Matt Desch (CEO)

JSAT

public
Tokyo, Japan Est. 2008

SKY Perfect JSAT is Japan's largest satellite operator providing broadcasting and telecommunications…

SES

public
Betzdorf, Luxembourg Est. 1985

SES is one of the world's leading satellite operators, pioneering data connectivity solutions across…

Leadership: Adel Al-Saleh (CEO)

SiriusXM Holdings

public
New York, United States Est. 2008

SiriusXM is America's leading audio entertainment company providing satellite radio and online radio…

SKY Perfect JSAT

public
Tokyo, Japan Est. 1994

SKY Perfect JSAT is a leading satellite communications operator based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 19…

Space42

public
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Est. 2024

Space42 is the MENA region's first AI-powered space technology company, formed from the merger of Ba…

Spacecom

public
Ramat Gan, Israel Est. 1993

Space Communications Ltd. (Spacecom) is an Israeli satellite operator providing telecommunications s…

Telesat

public
Ottawa, Canada Est. 1969

Telesat is one of the world's largest and most innovative global satellite operators, working collab…

Leadership: Dan Goldberg (CEO)

Thaicom

public
Nonthaburi, Thailand Est. 1991

Thaicom is Thailand's national satellite operator providing broadcasting, broadband, and telecommuni…

Viasat

public
Carlsbad, United States Est. 1986

Viasat is a global communications company pioneering secure, reliable satellite connectivity for con…

Leadership: Mark Dankberg (Executive Chairman

Albedo

development
Denver, United States Est. 2020

Albedo is pioneering very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite imaging, operating satellites between 250…

BlackSky Defense

development
Herndon, United States Est. 2018

BlackSky Defense is a U.S.-based company specializing in real-time space-based intelligence solution…

Earththunder

development
Melbourne, Australia Est. 2022

Lightning detection satellite constellation. LEO optical sensors for severe weather monitoring. Aust…

Geely Space

development
Hangzhou, China Est. 2021

Geely Space (officially 時空道宇科技), founded in 2021 and based in Hangzhou, China, is a space company fo…

HawkEye 360 Federal

development
Herndon, United States Est. 2020

HawkEye 360 Federal is a US-based company specializing in space-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) …

Hongyan Constellation

development
Beijing, China Est. 2018

Hongyan Constellation (CASC-Hongyun), founded in 2018 and based in Beijing, China, is focused on the…

Kineis France

development
Toulouse, France Est. 2018

Kinéis is a French company founded in 2018 specializing in global IoT connectivity via satellite. Th…

Mangata Networks

development
Boulder, United States Est. 2020

Hybrid MEO/HEO satellite network for persistent coverage. Edge computing and communications. Focus o…

Pixxel India

development
Bangalore, India Est. 2019

Pixxel India, founded in 2019 and based in Bangalore, is a space data company focused on revolutioni…

Rivada Space Networks

development
Munich, Germany Est. 2021

600-satellite LEO constellation with optical inter-satellite links. Patent-protected mesh network ar…

SES Quantum

development
Betzdorf, Luxembourg Est. 2020

SES quantum communications initiative. Eagle-1 QKD satellite with ESA. Secure European quantum netwo…

Spire Defense

development
Vienna, United States Est. 2018

Spire Defense, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, is a data and analytics compan…

Telesat Government Solutions

development
Washington, United States Est. 2015

Telesat Government Solutions is the government services division of Telesat Corporation, a global sa…

Unseenlabs France

development
Rennes, France Est. 2015

Unseenlabs France, founded in 2015 and based in Rennes, France, is a space-based RF analytics compan…

Wyvern Canada

development
Edmonton, Canada Est. 2018

Wyvern Canada, founded in 2018 and based in Edmonton, is a space company specializing in hyperspectr…

BlackBridge

acquired
Berlin, Germany Est. 2004

BlackBridge, founded in 2004 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a company historically focused on Eart…

Inmarsat

acquired
London, United Kingdom Est. 1979

Inmarsat, now part of Viasat, operates a global mobile satellite communications network. The company…

Intelsat

acquired
McLean, United States Est. 1964

Intelsat operates one of the world's largest satellite fleets providing communications services to m…

Leadership: David Wajsgras (CEO)

OneWeb India

acquired
New Delhi, India Est. 2020

OneWeb India, founded in 2020, is a satellite communications provider operating as part of Eutelsat,…

SpaceQuest

acquired
Fairfax, United States Est. 1994

AAC SpaceQuest, located in Fairfax, Virginia, is a provider of small satellite solutions and space-d…

SSL

acquired
Palo Alto, United States Est. 1957

Space Systems Loral, now Maxar Space Systems. GEO satellite manufacturing leader. 100+ satellites bu…

Yahsat

merged
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Est. 2007

Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat) is a UAE-based satellite operator providing fixed and mobil…