SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
ispace logo ispace Designs and operates lunar landers and rovers, providing payload delivery, surface exploration, and data services to build cislunar infrastructure. 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
ispace JAXA
Founded 2010 2003
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Type public government
Status operating operating
Employees 300
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Lunar Services, Planetary Exploration, Space Transportation & Logistics Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 5 42
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Takeshi Hakamada, Jumpei Nozaki, Elizabeth Kryst Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
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How do ispace and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Planetary Exploration. ispace was founded in 2010 and JAXA in 2003.

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