SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.03
JAXA logo JAXA Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research vs LandSpace Designs, manufactures, and operates liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment and space station cargo missions. LandSpace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
JAXA LandSpace
Founded 2003 2015
Headquarters Chofu, Tokyo, Japan Beijing
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 201
Total funding $123.3M
Latest round Series D
Sectors Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 42 3
Federal contracts
Launches 9 (67%)
Leaders listed Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada Zhang Changwu, Chen Zhang, Wayne Shiong
News mentions 0 8
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do JAXA and LandSpace compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. JAXA was founded in 2003 and LandSpace in 2015.

Which has more launches, JAXA or LandSpace?

LandSpace leads with 9 tracked launches (67% success rate).

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