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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 Orbex Developed the Prime micro-launch vehicle for dedicated small satellite missions to LEO, using bio-propane fuel and 3D-printed engines Orbex logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace Orbex
Founded 2016 2015
Headquarters Wuhan, China Forres, United Kingdom
Type government private
Status operating closed
Employees 178
Total funding $417M $163.1M
Latest round Series B Series D
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services
Products listed 2 3
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%) 1 (0%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Phil Chambers, Andy Bradford, Charles Platts
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and Orbex compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and Orbex in 2015.

Which has more launches, ExPace or Orbex?

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.