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European Space Agency logo European Space Agency Intergovernmental agency coordinating European space programs across science, Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and human spaceflight vs GEESPACE Builds and operates a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation providing global IoT communications and high-precision positioning for connected vehicles GEESPACE logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
European Space Agency GEESPACE
Founded 1975 2018
Headquarters Paris, France 上海市徐汇区虹梅路1535号星联科技园1号楼10层
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 3,739
Total funding $281M
Latest round Venture
Sectors Planetary Exploration, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Launch Services, Navigation & Positioning, Satellite Communications Satellite Communications, Satellite Components & Subsystems, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 8 20
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Josef Aschbacher, Dietmar Pilz, Toni Tolker-Nielsen Dr. Wang Yang, Li Shufu, Yang Jian
News mentions 14 0
SHARED SECTORS
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How do European Space Agency and GEESPACE compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Communications. European Space Agency was founded in 1975 and GEESPACE in 2018.

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