SPACE INDEX

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Swedish Space Corporation vs The Exploration Company

Provides global ground station networks, satellite launch services, sounding rocket and balloon systems, and spacecraft engineering from Esrange Space Center and stations on six continents / Munich-based startup developing the Nyx family of reusable, refillable spacecraft for LEO and lunar missions

HEAD-TO-HEAD 13 FIELDS
Swedish Space Corporation The Exploration Company
Founded 1972 2021
Headquarters Solna, Sweden Germany, Germany
Type government private
Status operating operating
Employees 750 450
Total funding
Latest round Series B
Sectors Ground Segment & Networks, Launch Services, Satellite Communications, Spaceports & Range Services, Suborbital & High-Altitude Launch Services, Space Stations & Habitats, Space Transportation & Logistics
Products listed 25 1
Federal contracts
Launches
Leaders listed Charlotta Sund, Robert Burning, David Filipsson
News mentions 21 3
SHARED SECTORS 1
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do Swedish Space Corporation and The Exploration Company compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Swedish Space Corporation was founded in 1972 and The Exploration Company in 2021.
02

Which is larger, Swedish Space Corporation or The Exploration Company?

Swedish Space Corporation reports the larger workforce, with 750 employees versus 450.
SOURCES

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