🇳🇿 Country Profile

New Zealand

11 space organizations driving innovation in New Zealand's aerospace industry

11
Total Companies
0
Public Companies
6
Space Hubs
23
Sectors
Top Cities: Auckland (4) Christchurch (3) Mahia Peninsula (1) Wellington (1) Mahia (1) Delft (1)

Top Sectors

Quick Stats

Companies with funding
0
Active/Operational
5
In Development
6

All Companies (11)

LeoLabs NZ

operational
Christchurch Est. 2019

LeoLabs operates radar tracking facilities in New Zealand for space situational awareness. The Southern Hemisphere location provides critical coverage...

space situational awareness ground systems

Mahia Launch Complex

operational
Mahia Peninsula Est. 2016

Rocket Lab's primary launch site in New Zealand. Electron launches. First private orbital launch from Southern Hemisphere. High launch cadence facilit...

spaceports launch services

New Zealand Space Agency

operational
Wellington Est. 2016

The New Zealand Space Agency regulates and supports New Zealand's rapidly growing space sector. NZSA licensed the world's first private orbital launch...

space agency

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

operational
Mahia Est. 2016

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula is the world's first private orbital launch site. The facility supports frequent Electron...

spaceports

Rocket Lab New Zealand

operational
Auckland Est. 2006

Rocket Lab New Zealand is an end-to-end space company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, providing comprehensive space solutions from launch serv...

launch services launch vehicles satellite manufacturing

Astrix Astronautics

development
Auckland Est. 2023

Astrix Astronautics, founded in 2023 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, is a satellite-manufacturing company specializing in inflatable deployable co...

satellite manufacturing spacecraft components small satellites

Dawn Aerospace

development
Delft Est. 2017

Dawn Aerospace is a New Zealand company developing reusable space planes and satellite propulsion systems. The company is flight testing the Mk-II Aur...

launch services propulsion

Dawn Aerospace NZ

development
Christchurch Est. 2017

Dawn Aerospace's New Zealand operations focus on spaceplane development and testing. The company conducts flight tests of the Mk-II Aurora suborbital ...

launch services propulsion

Kea Aerospace

development
Christchurch Est. 2019

Kea Aerospace, founded in 2019 and based in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a developer of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), specifically solar-po...

haps stratospheric earth observation

Kiwi Space

development
Auckland Est. 2018

Kiwi Space, founded in 2018 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, is a developing space company focused on the Earth observation sector. The company is ...

earth observation data services geospatial

Zenno Astronautics

development
Auckland Est. 2020

Zenno Astronautics, founded in 2020 and based in Auckland, New Zealand, is a space technology company focused on the development of advanced propulsio...

propulsion spacecraft components space technology