SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
Galactic Energy logo Galactic Energy Develops and operates solid-propellant orbital launch vehicles and liquid-fueled reusable rockets for commercial satellite constellation deployment 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
Galactic Energy JAXA
Founded 2018 2003
Headquarters Beijing, China Chofu, Japan
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 200
Total funding $714M
Latest round Series D
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 5 42
Federal contracts
Launches 25 (84%)
Leaders listed Liu Baiqi, Xia Dongkun Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
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How do Galactic Energy and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Galactic Energy was founded in 2018 and JAXA in 2003.

Which has more launches, Galactic Energy or JAXA?

Galactic Energy leads with 25 tracked launches (84% success rate).

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