SPACE INDEX
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 Longshot Ground-based kinetic accelerator company targeting low-cost orbital launch and hypersonic testing Longshot logo
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ExPace Longshot
Founded 2016 2020
Headquarters Wuhan, China Alameda, California
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees
Total funding $417M
Latest round Series B
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Space Defense Systems
Products listed 2 4
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Mike Grace, Nathan Saichek, Lauren Liddell
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do ExPace and Longshot compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and Longshot in 2020.
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Which has more launches, ExPace or Longshot?

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.