SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
Dawn Aerospace logo Dawn Aerospace Manufactures non-toxic green propulsion systems for satellites and operates reusable suborbital spaceplanes for research and high-speed flight 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
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Dawn Aerospace ExPace
Founded 2017 2016
Headquarters Christchurch, New Zealand Wuhan, China
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 130
Total funding $22.3M $417M
Latest round Series A Series B
Sectors Space Propulsion, Space Transportation & Logistics, Suborbital & High-Altitude Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 4 2
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Stefan Powell, Jeroen Wink, James Powell Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan
News mentions 0 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Dawn Aerospace and ExPace compare?

Both companies work in Space Propulsion. Dawn Aerospace was founded in 2017 and ExPace in 2016.

Which has more launches, Dawn Aerospace 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.