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 Orienspace Designs and manufactures solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment via sea and land launches Orienspace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Firefly Aerospace Orienspace
Founded 2014 2020
Headquarters 2203 Scottsdale Dr. Leander, TX 78641 北京
Type public private
Status operating operating
Employees 800
Total funding $600M
Latest round Series B+
Sectors Launch Services, Lunar Services, Space Transportation & Logistics Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 6 4
Federal contracts
Launches 11 (36%) 3 (67%)
Leaders listed Jason Kim, Darren Ma, Shea Ferring Bu Xiangwei, Peng Haomin
News mentions 22 24
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Firefly Aerospace and Orienspace compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2014 and Orienspace in 2020.

Which has more launches, Firefly Aerospace or Orienspace?

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.