SPACE INDEX
Hughes logo Hughes Hughes provides satellite broadband services and network equipment for consumers, businesses, governments, and defense vs ISRO India's national space agency developing launch vehicles, satellites, and interplanetary missions for societal benefit ISRO logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD2 shared sectors
Hughes ISRO
Founded 1969
Headquarters United States Bengaluru, India
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 17,000
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks, Satellite Manufacturing Launch Services, Crew Systems & Life Support, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Navigation & Positioning, Planetary Exploration, Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 57 11
Federal contracts 20 ($510K)
Launches 6 (0%)
Leaders listed Dinesh Kandiya, Homayoun Hamedani, Kaan Bozdag V. Narayanan, S. Somanath, Vinod Joshi
News mentions 1 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do Hughes and ISRO compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing. Hughes has no disclosed founding year and ISRO in 1969.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, Hughes or ISRO?

Hughes has been awarded more, with $510K across 20 awards.
03

Which has more launches, Hughes or ISRO?

ISRO leads with 6 tracked launches (0% success rate).

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