SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
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 PLD Space Develops reusable launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions, with in-house liquid propulsion and vertically integrated manufacturing PLD Space logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD2 shared sectors
i-Space PLD Space
Founded 2016 2011
Headquarters 北京市经济技术开发区地盛南街9号 Elche, Spain
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees — 335
Total funding 473670213 $90.2M
Latest round Series D++ Debt Financing
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Space Propulsion, Suborbital & High-Altitude
Products listed 3 4
Federal contracts — —
Launches 9 (44%) 3 (33%)
Leaders listed Peng Xiaobo Ezequiel Sanchez, Raul Torres, Raul Verdu
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
Launch Services Space Propulsion
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do i-Space and PLD Space compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services, Space Propulsion. i-Space was founded in 2016 and PLD Space in 2011.

Which has more launches, i-Space or PLD Space?

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.