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 JAXA Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research JAXA logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace JAXA
Founded 2016 2003
Headquarters Wuhan, China Chofu, Japan
Type government government
Status operating operating
Employees
Total funding $417M
Latest round Series B
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 2 42
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and JAXA in 2003.

Which has more launches, ExPace or JAXA?

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.