SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
Astroscale logo Astroscale Designs and operates spacecraft for on-orbit servicing, including debris removal, satellite life extension, and refueling across LEO and GEO vs TransAstra Develops orbital logistics vehicles, asteroid capture systems, and space domain awareness telescopes for cislunar resource utilization TransAstra logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Astroscale TransAstra
Founded 2013 2017
Headquarters Sumida, Japan Los Angeles, California
Type public private
Status operating operating
Employees 376 29
Total funding $12M
Latest round Seed
Sectors In-Orbit Servicing & Assembly, Space Domain Awareness, Space Sustainability & Debris Removal Space Resources & Mining, Space Domain Awareness, Space Transportation & Logistics
Products listed 6 7
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Mitsunobu Okada, Chris Blackerby, Nobuhiro Matsuyama Joel Sercel, PhD., Nicole Shumaker, Alex Pilmer
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Astroscale and TransAstra compare?

Both companies work in Space Domain Awareness. Astroscale was founded in 2013 and TransAstra in 2017.

Which is larger, Astroscale or TransAstra?

Astroscale reports the larger workforce, with 376 employees versus 29.

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