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NearSpace Launch vs Tesat-Spacecom

Small satellite builder and spacecraft communication systems provider with 100+ satellites in orbit / Manufactures satellite communication payloads and laser inter-satellite link terminals, with equipment aboard more than half of all communication satellites in orbit

HEAD-TO-HEAD 13 FIELDS
NearSpace Launch Tesat-Spacecom
Founded 2013 1949
Headquarters Upland, Indiana Backnang, Germany
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 15 1,100
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Launch Services, Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing Satellite Communications, Navigation & Positioning, Satellite Components & Subsystems
Products listed 1 6
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Dr. Caroline Weishaupl, Matthias von Hayek-Boelingen, Rolf Leonhardt
News mentions 0 21
SHARED SECTORS 1
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do NearSpace Launch and Tesat-Spacecom compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Communications. NearSpace Launch was founded in 2013 and Tesat-Spacecom in 1949.
02

Which is larger, NearSpace Launch or Tesat-Spacecom?

Tesat-Spacecom reports the larger workforce, with 1,100 employees versus 15.
SOURCES

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