Category

Satellite Operators

93 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…

Albedo

operational
Denver, United States Est. 2020

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

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
Brescia, Italy Est. 2015

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), established in 1976 by the Arab League and hea…

ArkEdge Space

operational
Tokyo, Japan Est. 2018

ArkEdge Space is a Tokyo-based company that develops, manufactures and operates CubeSats and microsa…

Leadership: Takayoshi Fukuyo (founder

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

AsiaSat (Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company) is a Hong Kong-based regional satellite operator…

Astranis Space Technologies

operational
San Francisco, United States Est. 2015

Astranis, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, designs and manufactures M…

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…

BlackSky Defense

operational
Herndon, United States Est. 2018

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

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 Co., Ltd. (China Satcom, 中国卫星通信集团) is a Beijing-headquartered s…

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

Es'hailSat (Qatar Satellite Company) is a Doha-based government-owned satellite operator founded in …

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…

Geely Space

operational
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…

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…

HawkEye 360 Federal

operational
Herndon, United States Est. 2020

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

Hellas Sat

operational
Athens, Greece Est. 2001

Hellas Sat is an Athens, Greece-based GEO telecommunications satellite operator founded in 2001, ope…

Hispasat

operational
Madrid, Spain Est. 1989

Hispasat, headquartered in Madrid and founded in 1989, is Spain's national satellite operator and a …

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

Intersputnik (International Organization of Space Communications) is a Moscow-based intergovernmenta…

iQPS

operational
Fukuoka, Japan Est. 2005

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

Kineis France

operational
Toulouse, France Est. 2018

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

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

KTSAT (KT Satellite Service Inc.) is South Korea's primary commercial satellite operator, establishe…

MEASAT

operational
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Est. 1996

MEASAT (Malaysian East Asia Satellite), headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and founded in 1996, is Malays…

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 (Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd) is a Nigerian government-owned satellite operator …

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
Est. 2017

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

NuSpace

operational
Singapore, Singapore Est. 2019

NuSpace is a Singapore-based nanosatellite company founded in 2019 building a constellation of small…

Optus

operational
Sydney, Australia Est. 1981

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

PierSight

operational
Ahmedabad, India Est. 2023

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

Pixxel India

operational
Bangalore, India Est. 2019

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

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

RSCC (Russian Satellite Communications Company) is Russia's primary state-owned GEO satellite operat…

SCOR Space

operational
Paris, France Est. 1970

SCOR SE is a global reinsurance group headquartered in Paris, France, consistently ranked among the …

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology

operational
Shanghai, China Est. 2018

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

Space Norway

operational
Oslo, Norway Est. 2014

Space Norway, headquartered in Oslo and established in 2014 as a fully government-owned company unde…

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 Starshield is SpaceX's national security and defense satellite services division, established…

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 A.Ş. (Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş.), headquartered in Ankara and founded…

Unseenlabs

operational
Rennes, France Est. 2015

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

Unseenlabs France

operational
Rennes, France Est. 2015

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

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 (Nasdaq: SATS) is an American satellite technology and services company operati…

Eutelsat

public
Paris, France Est. 1977

Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) is a leading French satellite operator founded as an intergovernmenta…

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 Corporation is Japan's largest commercial satellite operator, headquartered in Mina…

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 an Abu Dhabi-based AI-powered space technology company formed in 2024 through the strateg…

Spacecom

public
Ramat Gan, Israel Est. 1993

Space Communications Ltd. (Spacecom), founded in 1993 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, is Isr…

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 Public Company Limited (SET: THCOM) is Thailand's national satellite operator, publicly list…

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

Earththunder

development
Melbourne, Australia Est. 2022

Earththunder is a Melbourne, Australia-based space startup founded in 2022 developing a constellatio…

Mangata Networks

development
Boulder, United States Est. 2020

Mangata Networks is a Boulder, Colorado satellite communications startup developing a hybrid MEO/HEO…

Marble Imaging

development
Bremen, Germany Est. 2023

Marble Imaging is a German Earth observation company developing a constellation of very-high-resolut…

Leadership: Robert Hook (co-founder)

Rivada Space Networks

development
Munich, Germany Est. 2021

Rivada Space Networks is a Munich, Germany-based satellite communications company founded in 2021 by…

SES Quantum

development
Betzdorf, Luxembourg Est. 2020

SES Quantum is SES's initiative developing quantum key distribution (QKD) satellite infrastructure f…

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…

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, headquartered in London and founded in 1979 as an intergovernmental organization before pr…

Intelsat

acquired
McLean, United States Est. 1964

Intelsat is a pioneering satellite communications company founded in 1964 as an intergovernmental co…

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

SSL (Space Systems Loral) was one of the world's premier GEO commercial communications satellite man…

Hongyan Constellation

merged
Beijing, China Est. 2018

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

Yahsat

merged
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Est. 2007

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) is a UAE-based satellite telecommunications operato…