SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
Innospace logo Innospace Hybrid rocket-powered small satellite launch vehicles delivering low-cost, customized rapid access to sun-synchronous and low Earth orbit 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
Innospace JAXA
Founded 2017 2003
Headquarters South Korea Chofu, Japan
Type public government
Status operating operating
Employees 55
Total funding $38.8M
Latest round Post-IPO Equity
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 5 42
Federal contracts
Launches 4 (25%)
Leaders listed Soo-Jong Kim, Hun Jung, Chan Jung Kim Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Innospace and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Innospace was founded in 2017 and JAXA in 2003.

Which has more launches, Innospace or JAXA?

Innospace leads with 4 tracked launches (25% success rate).

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