SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
GITAI logo GITAI Develops space robotic systems for in-orbit servicing, satellite assembly, and lunar infrastructure construction vs iQPS Develops and operates a constellation of small SAR satellites providing high-resolution radar imagery for near-real-time Earth observation iQPS logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
GITAI iQPS
Founded 2016 2005
Headquarters Torrance, California Fukuoka, Japan
Type private public
Status operating operating
Employees 31 62
Total funding $81.5M
Latest round Series B
Sectors In-Orbit Servicing & Assembly, Lunar Services, Satellite Manufacturing Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Geospatial Intelligence & Analytics, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 8 2
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Sho Nakanose, Toyotaka Kozuki, Yuto Nakanishi Shunsuke Onishi, Toshimitsu Ichiki, Tetsuo Yasaka
News mentions 9 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do GITAI and iQPS compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. GITAI was founded in 2016 and iQPS in 2005.

Which is larger, GITAI or iQPS?

iQPS reports the larger workforce, with 62 employees versus 31.

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