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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 Rocket Factory Augsburg Designs small-lift orbital launch vehicles using oxygen-rich staged combustion engines and serial manufacturing techniques from commercial industries Rocket Factory Augsburg logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace Rocket Factory Augsburg
Founded 2016 2018
Headquarters Wuhan, China Germany
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 268
Total funding $417M $37.3M
Latest round Series B Grant
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Space Transportation & Logistics
Products listed 2 4
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%) 1 (0%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Prof. Dr. Indulis Kalnins, Jörn Spurmann, Stefan Brieschenk
News mentions 0 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and Rocket Factory Augsburg compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and Rocket Factory Augsburg in 2018.

Which has more launches, ExPace or Rocket Factory Augsburg?

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.