SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
Firefly Aerospace logo Firefly Aerospace Designs and operates small- and medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and in-space maneuvering vehicles for defense, civil, and commercial space missions. vs JAXA Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research JAXA logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Firefly Aerospace JAXA
Founded 2014 2003
Headquarters 2203 Scottsdale Dr. Leander, TX 78641 Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Type public government
Status operating operating
Employees 800
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Launch Services, Lunar Services, Space Transportation & Logistics Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 6 42
Federal contracts
Launches 11 (36%)
Leaders listed Jason Kim, Darren Ma, Shea Ferring Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 22 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Firefly Aerospace and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2014 and JAXA in 2003.

Which has more launches, Firefly Aerospace or JAXA?

Firefly Aerospace leads with 11 tracked launches (36% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.