SPACE INDEX
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 Lockheed Martin Builds military and commercial satellites, NASA's Orion crew capsule, missile defense systems, and military aircraft Lockheed Martin logo
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Dawn Aerospace Lockheed Martin
Founded 2017 1995
Headquarters Christchurch, New Zealand Bethesda, Maryland
Type private public
Status operating operating
Employees 130
Total funding $22.3M
Latest round Series A
Sectors Space Propulsion, Space Transportation & Logistics, Suborbital & High-Altitude Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion
Products listed 4 0
Federal contracts 28 ($16.10B)
Launches 89 (97%)
Leaders listed Stefan Powell, Jeroen Wink, James Powell
News mentions 0 3
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Dawn Aerospace and Lockheed Martin compare?

Both companies work in Space Propulsion. Dawn Aerospace was founded in 2017 and Lockheed Martin in 1995.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, Dawn Aerospace or Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin has been awarded more, with $16.10B across 28 awards.
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Which has more launches, Dawn Aerospace or Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin leads with 89 tracked launches (97% success rate).

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