Satellite Operators
93 organizations working in satellite operators across the global space industry.
Airbus Defence and Space Geo
operationalAirbus Defence and Space Geo, founded in 1977 and based in Toulouse, France, is a provider of geospa…
Albedo
operationalAlbedo is pioneering very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite imaging, operating satellites between 250…
Amazon Kuiper Systems
operationalAmazon's Project Kuiper is a planned constellation of 3,236 low Earth orbit satellites designed to p…
Amazon Leo
operationalAmazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) is Amazon's ambitious satellite internet constellation targetin…
Leadership: Andy Jassy (Amazon CEO)
AMSAT
operationalFounded in 1969 and based in Kensington, United States, AMSAT – The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporat…
Apogeo Space
operationalApogeo Space is an Italian private company pioneering IoT satellite connectivity through the develop…
Arabsat
operationalArab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), established in 1976 by the Arab League and hea…
ArkEdge Space
operationalArkEdge Space is a Tokyo-based company that develops, manufactures and operates CubeSats and microsa…
Leadership: Takayoshi Fukuyo (founder
ARSAT
operationalARSAT is an Argentine state-owned telecommunications company founded in 2006, focused on providing w…
AsiaSat
operationalAsiaSat (Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company) is a Hong Kong-based regional satellite operator…
Astranis Space Technologies
operationalAstranis, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, designs and manufactures M…
Avanti Communications
operationalAvanti Communications, founded in 2002 and based in London, United Kingdom, is a satellite communica…
Azercosmos
operationalAzercosmos, established in 2010 and based in Baku, Azerbaijan, is the national satellite operator fo…
BlackSky Defense
operationalBlackSky Defense is a U.S.-based company specializing in real-time space-based intelligence solution…
Bolivian Space Agency
operationalThe Bolivian Space Agency (ABE), founded in 2010 and based in La Paz, Bolivia, is the national entit…
China Satcom
operationalChina Satellite Communications Group Co., Ltd. (China Satcom, 中国卫星通信集团) is a Beijing-headquartered s…
Embratel Star One
operationalEmbratel Star One is a leading Brazilian satellite operator founded in 2000 and headquartered in Rio…
Es'hailSat
operationalEs'hailSat (Qatar Satellite Company) is a Doha-based government-owned satellite operator founded in …
Eutelsat Americas
operationalEutelsat Americas, formerly Satmex, is a leading satellite communications operator focused on the Am…
Eutelsat OneWeb
operationalEutelsat OneWeb operates a low Earth orbit satellite constellation of over 650 satellites providing …
Leadership: Eva Berneke (Eutelsat Group CEO)
Gazprom Space Systems
operationalGazprom Space Systems, a subsidiary of Gazprom, is a Russian satellite operator focused on the devel…
Geely Space
operationalGeely Space (officially 時空道宇科技), founded in 2021 and based in Hangzhou, China, is a space company fo…
GW Satellite
operationalGW Satellite, founded in 2021 and based in Shanghai, China, is a relatively new entrant focused on t…
HawkEye 360 Federal
operationalHawkEye 360 Federal is a US-based company specializing in space-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) …
Hellas Sat
operationalHellas Sat is an Athens, Greece-based GEO telecommunications satellite operator founded in 2001, ope…
Hispasat
operationalHispasat, headquartered in Madrid and founded in 1989, is Spain's national satellite operator and a …
ImageSat International
operationalImageSat International, founded in 1997 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is an Earth observation satel…
Inmarsat Government
operationalInmarsat Government, founded in 2007 and based in Reston, Virginia, is a leading provider of secure …
Intersputnik
operationalIntersputnik (International Organization of Space Communications) is a Moscow-based intergovernmenta…
iQPS
operationaliQPS, founded in 2005 and based in Fukuoka, Japan, is a space technology company specializing in Ear…
Kineis France
operationalKinéis is a French company founded in 2018 specializing in global IoT connectivity via satellite. Th…
Korea Telecom SAT
operationalKorea Telecom SAT (KT SAT) is a South Korean satellite operator established in 2012 as a subsidiary …
KTSAT
operationalKTSAT (KT Satellite Service Inc.) is South Korea's primary commercial satellite operator, establishe…
MEASAT
operationalMEASAT (Malaysian East Asia Satellite), headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and founded in 1996, is Malays…
Methane SAT
operationalMethaneSAT is a New York-based space company founded in 2020 focused on global methane monitoring as…
Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd
operationalNIGCOMSAT (Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd) is a Nigerian government-owned satellite operator …
Nilesat
operationalNilesat, founded in 1996 and based in Cairo, Egypt, is a leading satellite operator focused on provi…
NOVI Space
operationalNOVI Space is a United States-based company developing space-edge computing and artificial intellige…
NuSpace
operationalNuSpace is a Singapore-based nanosatellite company founded in 2019 building a constellation of small…
Optus
operationalOptus, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a telecommunications company with …
PierSight
operationalPierSight is an Indian space technology company focused on developing and deploying a constellation …
Pixxel
operationalPixxel is a California-based space technology company building the world's highest-resolution hypers…
Leadership: Awais Ahmed (CEO
Pixxel India
operationalPixxel India, founded in 2019 and based in Bangalore, is a space data company focused on revolutioni…
Planet Federal
operationalPlanet Federal is the government services division of Planet Labs, a San Francisco-based company fou…
QPS Institute
operationalQPS Institute, founded in 2005 as a spin-off from Kyushu University, is a Japanese space technology …
QPS Research
operationalQPS Research, founded in 2005 and based in Fukuoka, Japan, is a space technology company specializin…
RASCOM
operationalRASCOM is a pan-African satellite operator founded in 1992 and based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The …
RSCC
operationalRSCC (Russian Satellite Communications Company) is Russia's primary state-owned GEO satellite operat…
SCOR Space
operationalSCOR SE is a global reinsurance group headquartered in Paris, France, consistently ranked among the …
Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology
operationalShanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology is a Chinese company focused on the development and deploymen…
Space Norway
operationalSpace Norway, headquartered in Oslo and established in 2014 as a fully government-owned company unde…
Spacecom Israel
operationalSpacecom Israel, founded in 1993 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel, is a satellite fleet operator speci…
SpaceX Starshield
operationalSpaceX Starshield is SpaceX's national security and defense satellite services division, established…
Spire Assure
operationalSpire Assure, founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, is a data and analytics company specializi…
Spire Weather
operationalSpire Weather, founded in 2012 and based in Vienna, United States, is a data and analytics company s…
Starlink
operationalStarlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a subsidiary of S…
Leadership: Elon Musk (SpaceX CEO & Founder)
Tomorrow.io
operationalTomorrow.io (originally founded as ClimaCell in 2016 by Shimon Elkabetz, Rei Goffer, and Itai Zlotni…
Türksat
operationalTürksat A.Ş. (Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş.), headquartered in Ankara and founded…
Unseenlabs
operationalUnseenlabs SAS, founded in 2015 and based in Rennes, France, is a geospatial intelligence company sp…
Unseenlabs France
operationalUnseenlabs France, founded in 2015 and based in Rennes, France, is a space-based RF analytics compan…
Venezuelan Space Agency
operationalThe Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales (ABAE), founded in 2008 and based in Caracas, Ve…
Zhuhai Orbita
operationalZhuhai Orbita, founded in 2000 and based in Zhuhai, China, is a space company specializing in the op…
APT Satellite
publicAPT Satellite Holdings is a Hong Kong-based satellite operator providing telecommunications services…
China Satellite Communications
publicChina Satellite Communications (China Satcom), founded in 2001 and based in Beijing, China, is a sat…
EchoStar
publicEchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is an American satellite technology and services company operati…
Eutelsat
publicEutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) is a leading French satellite operator founded as an intergovernmenta…
Leadership: Eva Berneke (CEO)
Globalstar
publicGlobalstar is a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, operating the world's …
Leadership: Paul Jacobs (CEO)
Iridium Communications
publicIridium Communications is a satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global…
Leadership: Matt Desch (CEO)
JSAT
publicSKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is Japan's largest commercial satellite operator, headquartered in Mina…
SES
publicSES is one of the world's leading satellite operators, pioneering data connectivity solutions across…
Leadership: Adel Al-Saleh (CEO)
SiriusXM Holdings
publicSiriusXM is America's leading audio entertainment company providing satellite radio and online radio…
SKY Perfect JSAT
publicSKY Perfect JSAT is a leading satellite communications operator based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 19…
Space42
publicSpace42 is an Abu Dhabi-based AI-powered space technology company formed in 2024 through the strateg…
Spacecom
publicSpace Communications Ltd. (Spacecom), founded in 1993 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, is Isr…
Telesat
publicTelesat is one of the world's largest and most innovative global satellite operators, working collab…
Leadership: Dan Goldberg (CEO)
Thaicom
publicThaicom Public Company Limited (SET: THCOM) is Thailand's national satellite operator, publicly list…
Viasat
publicViasat is a global communications company pioneering secure, reliable satellite connectivity for con…
Leadership: Mark Dankberg (Executive Chairman
Earththunder
developmentEarththunder is a Melbourne, Australia-based space startup founded in 2022 developing a constellatio…
Mangata Networks
developmentMangata Networks is a Boulder, Colorado satellite communications startup developing a hybrid MEO/HEO…
Marble Imaging
developmentMarble Imaging is a German Earth observation company developing a constellation of very-high-resolut…
Leadership: Robert Hook (co-founder)
Rivada Space Networks
developmentRivada Space Networks is a Munich, Germany-based satellite communications company founded in 2021 by…
SES Quantum
developmentSES Quantum is SES's initiative developing quantum key distribution (QKD) satellite infrastructure f…
Spire Defense
developmentSpire Defense, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, is a data and analytics compan…
Telesat Government Solutions
developmentTelesat Government Solutions is the government services division of Telesat Corporation, a global sa…
Wyvern Canada
developmentWyvern Canada, founded in 2018 and based in Edmonton, is a space company specializing in hyperspectr…
BlackBridge
acquiredBlackBridge, founded in 2004 and based in Berlin, Germany, is a company historically focused on Eart…
Inmarsat
acquiredInmarsat, headquartered in London and founded in 1979 as an intergovernmental organization before pr…
Intelsat
acquiredIntelsat is a pioneering satellite communications company founded in 1964 as an intergovernmental co…
Leadership: David Wajsgras (CEO)
OneWeb India
acquiredOneWeb India, founded in 2020, is a satellite communications provider operating as part of Eutelsat,…
SpaceQuest
acquiredAAC SpaceQuest, located in Fairfax, Virginia, is a provider of small satellite solutions and space-d…
SSL
acquiredSSL (Space Systems Loral) was one of the world's premier GEO commercial communications satellite man…
Hongyan Constellation
mergedHongyan Constellation (CASC-Hongyun), founded in 2018 and based in Beijing, China, is focused on the…
Yahsat
mergedAl Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) is a UAE-based satellite telecommunications operato…
