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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 MaiaSpace Develops a partially reusable methane-fueled mini-launcher for small satellite delivery to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits MaiaSpace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD2 shared sectors
ExPace MaiaSpace
Founded 2016 2022
Headquarters Wuhan, Hubei, China Paris, France
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 200
Total funding $417M $137M
Latest round Series B Private Equity
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 2 2
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%) 2 (0%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Yohann Leroy, Isabelle Quinquis, Yves Aixala
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and MaiaSpace compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services, Space Propulsion. ExPace was founded in 2016 and MaiaSpace in 2022.

Which has more launches, ExPace or MaiaSpace?

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.