Navigation & Positioning
Satellites & Platforms 13Companies developing satellite-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems or augmentation services beyond government-operated GPS/Galileo/GLONASS.
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Key Tags
| Company ↑ | HQ | Status | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArkEdge Space | Tokyo, Japan | operating | → | |
| Astranis | San Francisco, California, USA | operating | → | |
| China National Space Administration | Haidian, Beijing, China | operating GOV | → | |
| European Space Agency | Paris, France | operating GOV | → | |
| Fergani Space | Istanbul, Turkey | operating | → | |
| Globalstar | Covington, Louisiana, USA | operating | → | |
| ISRO | Bengaluru, India | operating GOV | → | |
| Iridium Communications | McLean, Virginia, USA | operating | → | |
| Kineis | Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France | operating | → | |
| Neo Space Group | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | operating | → | |
| PlanetiQ | Golden, Colorado, USA | operating | → | |
| Tesat-Spacecom | Backnang, Germany | operating | → | |
| Xona Space Systems | Burlingame, California, USA | operating | → |
ArkEdge Space
ArkEdge Space
OperatingDesigns, manufactures, and operates micro-satellite constellations for maritime communications, earth observation, positioning, and deep space exploration
Astranis
Astranis
OperatingDesigns and operates small, radiation-hardened satellites for geostationary and medium Earth orbits, providing dedicated broadband and GPS resilience services.
China National Space Administration
China National Space Administration
OperatingGoverns China's civil space programs, oversees lunar and planetary exploration missions, and coordinates international space cooperation
European Space Agency
European Space Agency
OperatingIntergovernmental agency coordinating European space programs across science, Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and human spaceflight
Fergani Space
Fergani Space
OperatingDevelops commercial satellites, satellite components, and orbit transfer vehicles powered by proprietary hybrid propulsion technology
Globalstar
Globalstar
OperatingOperates a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation providing mobile voice, data, and IoT connectivity services, and licenses Band n53 terrestrial spectrum for private 5G networks.
ISRO
ISRO
OperatingIndia's national space agency developing launch vehicles, satellites, and interplanetary missions for societal benefit
Iridium Communications
Iridium Communications
OperatingOperates a 66-satellite LEO constellation providing pole-to-pole voice, data, IoT, and PNT services via cross-linked L-band satellites
Kineis
Kineis
OperatingOperates a 25-nanosatellite constellation providing global IoT and AIS satellite connectivity for asset tracking, monitoring, and alerting
Neo Space Group
Neo Space Group
OperatingProvides satellite communications, geospatial intelligence, and positioning services as Saudi Arabia's PIF-backed national space services company
PlanetiQ
PlanetiQ
OperatingOperates a commercial GNSS radio occultation satellite constellation delivering atmospheric, weather, and space weather data to government and commercial customers.
Tesat-Spacecom
Tesat-Spacecom
OperatingManufactures satellite communication payloads and laser inter-satellite link terminals, with equipment aboard more than half of all communication satellites in orbit
Xona Space Systems
Xona Space Systems
OperatingOperates a Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation providing high-precision positioning, navigation, and timing services.