SPACE INDEX
Northrop Grumman logo Northrop Grumman Builds military and science satellites, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft, solid rocket motors, and the Sentinel ICBM vs Synspective Develops and operates small SAR satellites and provides Earth observation data and analytics for disaster response, national security, and environmental monitoring Synspective logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Northrop Grumman Synspective
Founded 1939 2020
Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia Tokyo, Japan
Type public public
Status operating operating
Employees 192
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Space Defense Systems, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Geospatial Intelligence & Analytics, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 0 12
Federal contracts 25 ($21.07B)
Launches 93 (92%)
Leaders listed Motoyuki Arai, Toshihiro Obata, Atsushi Shito
News mentions 3 1
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do Northrop Grumman and Synspective compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939 and Synspective in 2020.
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Which has more US federal contracts, Northrop Grumman or Synspective?

Northrop Grumman has been awarded more, with $21.07B across 25 awards.
03

Which has more launches, Northrop Grumman or Synspective?

Northrop Grumman leads with 93 tracked launches (92% success rate).

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