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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 Orbex Developed the Prime micro-launch vehicle for dedicated small satellite missions to LEO, using bio-propane fuel and 3D-printed engines Orbex logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
i-Space Orbex
Founded 2016 2015
Headquarters China Forres, United Kingdom
Type private private
Status operating closed
Employees 178
Total funding $473.7M $163.1M
Latest round Series D++ Series D
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services
Products listed 3 3
Federal contracts
Launches 9 (44%) 1 (0%)
Leaders listed Peng Xiaobo Phil Chambers, Andy Bradford, Charles Platts
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do i-Space and Orbex compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. i-Space was founded in 2016 and Orbex in 2015.

Which has more launches, i-Space or Orbex?

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.