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i-Space logo i-Space Develops solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles including the Hyperbola series, with China's first privately-built orbital rocket and a reusable methane rocket in development 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
i-Space JAXA
Founded 2016 2003
Headquarters China Chofu, Japan
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees
Total funding $473.7M
Latest round Series D++
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 3 42
Federal contracts
Launches 9 (44%)
Leaders listed Peng Xiaobo Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do i-Space and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. i-Space was founded in 2016 and JAXA in 2003.

Which has more launches, i-Space or JAXA?

i-Space leads with 9 tracked launches (44% success rate).

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