SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
GalaxySpace logo GalaxySpace Designs, manufactures, and operates LEO broadband communication and remote sensing satellites for constellation deployment and satellite internet services 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
GalaxySpace JAXA
Founded 2018 2003
Headquarters 北京市海淀区黑泉路8号宝盛广场B座3层 Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 800
Total funding $1.6B
Latest round Series C
Sectors Satellite Manufacturing, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Satellite Communications Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 5 42
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Xu Ming, Liu Chang, Zhu Zhengxian Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
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How do GalaxySpace and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. GalaxySpace was founded in 2018 and JAXA in 2003.

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