Largest Space Companies
215Space industry companies ranked by disclosed employee headcount. Companies that haven't published headcount are excluded; for funded-only ranking, see /companies/funded.
| Company ↑ | HQ | Status | Tags | |
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| Cornwall, United Kingdom | OPERATING GOV | → | ||
| San Francisco, California | OPERATING | → | ||
| Shinjuku-ku, Japan | OPERATING | → | ||
| Bothell, Washington | OPERATING | → | ||
| Los Altos, California | OPERATING | → | ||
| Traverse City, Michigan | OPERATING | → | ||
| Ashburn, Virginia | OPERATING | → | ||
| Golden, Colorado | OPERATING | → | ||
| Redmond, Washington | OPERATING | → | ||
| Reston, Virginia | OPERATING | → | ||
| Boulder, Colorado | OPERATING | → | ||
| Berlin, Germany | OPERATING | | → | |
| United Kingdom | OPERATING | → | ||
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | OPERATING | → | ||
| Ghent, Belgium | OPERATING | → | ||
| Daejeon, South Korea | OPERATING | → | ||
| Japan | OPERATING | → | ||
| El Segundo, California | OPERATING | → | ||
| Turin, Italy | OPERATING | → | ||
| Montréal, Canada | OPERATING | → | ||
| Glasgow, United Kingdom | OPERATING | → | ||
| Rúa do Labrego, Spain | OPERATING | → | ||
| Australia | OPERATING | → | ||
| Melbourne, Australia | OPERATING | → | ||
| Redmond, Washington | OPERATING | → |
UK's first licensed spaceport enabling horizontal small satellite launches and hosting advanced aerospace testing from Cornwall Airport Newquay
Operates a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites and delivers spectral intelligence for energy, mining, agriculture, and defense monitoring
Aggregates global ground station infrastructure into a cloud-native platform, enabling satellite operators to schedule communications across shared antenna networks via a single API
Manufactures solar-thermal-propelled spacecraft buses for high-delta-v, multi-orbit maneuverability and tactically responsive space operations
Provides a cloud-based software platform for satellite mission design, digital twin simulation, flight software, and constellation operations
Operates a cloud-native federated ground station network providing Ground Software as a Service for satellite telemetry, tracking, and command
Designs and builds satellites that beam solar energy from geosynchronous orbit to ground-based solar projects using near-infrared light
Operates a commercial GNSS radio occultation satellite constellation delivering atmospheric, weather, and space weather data to government and commercial customers
Develops orbital data centers that provide GPU compute and AI inference services in space using solar power and passive radiative cooling
Zero-trust cybersecurity platform securing data exchange and access control for space, defense, and edge computing environments
Defending, servicing, and building space infrastructure with X-ray inspection, robotic toolkits, and autonomously assembled orbital platforms
Berlin-based developer of modular robotic rover platforms for lunar and deep-space missions
Operates a low-Earth orbit satellite network providing direct-to-device IoT connectivity for remote sensors using its proprietary LoneWhisper protocol based on LoRaWAN
Builds geospatial data analytics platforms that process satellite imagery at scale for commodity forecasting, resource exploration, and defense intelligence
Develops radiation-resilient onboard AI computers that enable satellites to process data and run inference directly in orbit
Develops small-lift methane-fueled launch vehicles and manufactures liquid propulsion systems, composite tanks, and satellite thrusters
Develops an optical inter-satellite data relay network for near real-time, high-speed communication between LEO satellites and ground stations
Provides mission management software and insurance brokerage services for satellite operators, connecting engineering data with underwriting to expand spacecraft coverage
Develops a standardized autonomous rendezvous and docking module for satellite life extension, debris removal, and in-orbit servicing missions
Develops wireless optical power transmission systems for lunar surface operations, delivering energy from orbit via laser beaming satellites
Designs and manufactures PocketQube picosatellites, brokers rideshare launches, and operates a nighttime Earth observation constellation
Provides in-space logistics, orbital transfer vehicles, and satellite deployment systems for small satellites from LEO to the Moon
Develops bespoke satellite platforms and lab-on-a-chip payloads for microbiology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences research in microgravity
Builds and operates hyperspectral imaging microsatellites for mineral exploration, agriculture, and defense applications
Operates a global ground station network providing satellite data communications, spectrum services, and Ground Station as a Service across all major frequency bands