SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
Exotrail logo Exotrail Designs electric propulsion systems for small satellites and operates orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile delivery and in-orbit services. 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-HEAD1 shared sector
Exotrail ExPace
Founded 2017 2016
Headquarters Massy, France Wuhan, Hubei, China
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 141
Total funding $74.6M $417M
Latest round Series B Series B
Sectors Space Propulsion, Space Software & Mission Tools, Space Transportation & Logistics Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 9 2
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Jean-Luc Maria, Paul Lascombes, David Henri Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Exotrail and ExPace compare?

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

Which has more launches, Exotrail 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.