SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
Space One logo Space One Develops and launches the solid-fuel KAIROS small satellite launch vehicle from its private Spaceport Kii facility in southern Japan vs UP Aerospace Provides suborbital launch services and hypersonic flight testing from Spaceport America using reusable sounding rockets UP Aerospace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Space One UP Aerospace
Founded 2018 1998
Headquarters Japan Denver, Colorado
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 4
Total funding $28M
Latest round Series A
Sectors Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services Suborbital & High-Altitude, Spaceports & Range Services
Products listed 3 2
Federal contracts
Launches 3 (0%)
Leaders listed Masakazu Toyoda, Nobuhiro Sekino Jerry Larson
News mentions 99 2
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Space One and UP Aerospace compare?

Both companies work in Spaceports & Range Services. Space One was founded in 2018 and UP Aerospace in 1998.

Which has more launches, Space One or UP Aerospace?

Space One leads with 3 tracked launches (0% success rate).

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