SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
ExPace logo ExPace Operates the Kuaizhou family of solid-fueled small-lift launch vehicles for commercial and government satellite delivery to low Earth orbit vs Isar Aerospace Designs, manufactures, and operates the Spectrum launch vehicle for dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions from European spaceports Isar Aerospace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace Isar Aerospace
Founded 2016 2018
Headquarters Wuhan, China Ottobrunn, Germany
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 400
Total funding $417M $615M
Latest round Series B Convertible Note
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services
Products listed 2 2
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%) 8 (0%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Daniel Metzler, Josef Fleischmann, Stella Guillen
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and Isar Aerospace compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and Isar Aerospace in 2018.

Which has more launches, ExPace or Isar Aerospace?

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.