SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
Arianespace logo Arianespace Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers vs Galactic Energy Develops and operates solid-propellant orbital launch vehicles and liquid-fueled reusable rockets for commercial satellite constellation deployment Galactic Energy logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Arianespace Galactic Energy
Founded 1980 2018
Headquarters Évry-Courcouronnes, France Beijing, China
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 220 200
Total funding $714M
Latest round Series D
Sectors Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 4 5
Federal contracts
Launches 355 (88%) 25 (84%)
Leaders listed David Cavailloles, Caroline Arnoux, Steven Rutgers Liu Baiqi, Xia Dongkun
News mentions 0 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Arianespace and Galactic Energy compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Arianespace was founded in 1980 and Galactic Energy in 2018.

Which is larger, Arianespace or Galactic Energy?

Arianespace reports the larger workforce, with 220 employees versus 200.

Which has more launches, Arianespace or Galactic Energy?

Arianespace leads with 355 tracked launches (88% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.