SPACE INDEX COMPANIES INSIGHTS SECTORS PRODUCTS NEWS BLOG ANSWERS RESEARCH ABOUT FOR COMPANIES BUILD / 2026.06.04
SpinLaunch logo SpinLaunch Builds kinetic launch systems using ground-based centrifuges and develops the Meridian LEO broadband constellation for enterprise communications vs Warpspace Develops an optical inter-satellite data relay network for near real-time, high-speed communication between LEO satellites and ground stations Warpspace logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
SpinLaunch Warpspace
Founded 2014 2016
Headquarters Long Beach, California Japan
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 27 16
Total funding $249M $12.2M
Latest round Series C Series C
Sectors Launch Services, Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks
Products listed 4 2
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Massimiliano Ladovaz, David Wrenn Hiromitsu Azuma, Toshihiro Kameda, Akihiro Nagata
News mentions 16 9
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do SpinLaunch and Warpspace compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Communications. SpinLaunch was founded in 2014 and Warpspace in 2016.

Which is larger, SpinLaunch or Warpspace?

SpinLaunch reports the larger workforce, with 27 employees versus 16.

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