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 K2 Space Designs and manufactures large-scale, high-power satellite platforms with in-house electric propulsion and avionics for multi-orbit missions K2 Space logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace K2 Space
Founded 2016 2022
Headquarters Wuhan, China Torrance, California
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 159
Total funding $417M $429M
Latest round Series B Series C
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Satellite Manufacturing, Satellite Components & Subsystems, Space Propulsion
Products listed 2 3
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Karan Kunjur, Neel Kunjur, John Plumb
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and K2 Space compare?

Both companies work in Space Propulsion. ExPace was founded in 2016 and K2 Space in 2022.

Which has more launches, ExPace or K2 Space?

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.