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 SpinLaunch Builds kinetic launch systems using ground-based centrifuges and develops the Meridian LEO broadband constellation for enterprise communications SpinLaunch logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
ExPace SpinLaunch
Founded 2016 2014
Headquarters Wuhan, China Long Beach, California
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 27
Total funding $417M $249M
Latest round Series B Series C
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 2 4
Federal contracts
Launches 33 (88%)
Leaders listed Zhang Di, Zha Xiongquan Massimiliano Ladovaz, David Wrenn
News mentions 0 16
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do ExPace and SpinLaunch compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. ExPace was founded in 2016 and SpinLaunch in 2014.

Which has more launches, ExPace or SpinLaunch?

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.