SPACE INDEX
Hughes logo Hughes Hughes provides satellite broadband services and network equipment for consumers, businesses, governments, and defense vs K2 Space Designs and manufactures large-scale, high-power satellite platforms with in-house electric propulsion and avionics for multi-orbit missions K2 Space logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Hughes K2 Space
Founded 2022
Headquarters United States Torrance, California
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 159
Total funding $450M
Latest round Series C
Sectors Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks, Satellite Manufacturing Satellite Manufacturing, Satellite Components & Subsystems, Space Propulsion
Products listed 57 3
Federal contracts 20 ($510K)
Launches
Leaders listed Dinesh Kandiya, Homayoun Hamedani, Kaan Bozdag Karan Kunjur, Neel Kunjur, John Plumb
News mentions 1 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Hughes and K2 Space compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. Hughes has no disclosed founding year and K2 Space in 2022.
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Which has more US federal contracts, Hughes or K2 Space?

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

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