SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
Avio logo Avio Manufactures solid and liquid propulsion systems for European space launchers and produces the Vega family of small-lift launch vehicles. vs ExPace Operates the Kuaizhou family of solid-fueled small-lift launch vehicles for commercial and government satellite delivery to low Earth orbit ExPace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD2 shared sectors
Avio ExPace
Founded 1912 2016
Headquarters Colleferro, Italy Wuhan, Hubei, China
Type public government
Status operating operating
Employees 1,300
Total funding $417M
Latest round Series B
Sectors Launch Services, Space Defense Systems, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 6 2
Federal contracts
Launches 25 (4%) 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Giulio Ranzo, Roberto Italia, Roberto Carassai Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
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How do Avio and ExPace compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services, Space Propulsion. Avio was founded in 1912 and ExPace in 2016.

Which has more launches, Avio or ExPace?

ExPace leads with 33 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.