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Generation Orbit vs JAXA

Atlanta-based air-launch company developing small satellite launch vehicles and hypersonic flight test systems / Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research

HEAD-TO-HEAD 13 FIELDS
Generation Orbit JAXA
Founded 2011 2003
Headquarters United States Chofu, Japan
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Launch Services, Space Transportation & Logistics, Suborbital & High-Altitude Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 3 53
Federal contracts 6 ($35.2M)
Launches
Leaders listed Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS 1
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Generation Orbit and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Generation Orbit was founded in 2011 and JAXA in 2003.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, Generation Orbit or JAXA?

Generation Orbit has been awarded more, with $35.2M across 6 awards.
SOURCES

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