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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 LandSpace Designs, manufactures, and operates liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment and space station cargo missions LandSpace logo
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Arianespace LandSpace
Founded 1980 2015
Headquarters Évry-Courcouronnes, France Beijing, China
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 220 201
Total funding $123.3M
Latest round Series D
Sectors Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 4 3
Federal contracts
Launches 355 (88%) 9 (67%)
Leaders listed David Cavailloles, Caroline Arnoux, Steven Rutgers Zhang Changwu, Chen Zhang, Wayne Shiong
News mentions 0 8
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Arianespace and LandSpace compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Arianespace was founded in 1980 and LandSpace in 2015.

Which is larger, Arianespace or LandSpace?

Arianespace reports the larger workforce, with 220 employees versus 201.

Which has more launches, Arianespace or LandSpace?

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.