Navigation & Positioning

Navigation & Positioning

Space Index tracks 27 companies in Navigation & Positioning with $631.7M in disclosed funding across 14 countries.

Companies developing satellite-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems or augmentation services beyond government-operated GPS/Galileo/GLONASS.

27 Companies $631.7M Funding raised 127 Launches $787.4M Federal $ 14 Countries

Navigation & Positioning companies
COMPANIES 27 RESULTS
SORT
NAME STATUS
A ArkEdge Space logo ArkEdge Space Tokyo, Japan operating A Astranis logo Astranis San Francisco, California operating C China National Space Administration logo China National Space Administration Beijing, China operating GOV E European Space Agency logo European Space Agency Paris, France operating GOV F Fergani Space logo Fergani Space Istanbul, Turkey operating G Globalstar logo Globalstar Louisiana operating I ISRO logo ISRO Bengaluru, India operating GOV I Iridium Communications logo Iridium Communications McLean, Virginia operating K Kineis logo Kineis Toulouse, France operating N NETZER PRECISION POSITION SENSORS logo NETZER PRECISION POSITION SENSORS Israel operating N Neo Space Group logo Neo Space Group Riyadh, Saudi Arabia operating N NewSpace Systems logo NewSpace Systems Riverside Business Park, South Africa operating
NEXT LAUNCHES ALL LAUNCHES
GOWATCH
T-03:36:05MRV-1
OPERATOR
SpaceX
VEHICLE
Falcon 9
DATE
JUL 21
SITE
Cape Canaveral SFS
GO
T-09:11:05Unknown Payload
OPERATOR
Orienspace Techno…
VEHICLE
Gravity-1
DATE
JUL 22
SITE
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
GO
T-1D 18:21Unknown Payload
OPERATOR
CASC
VEHICLE
Long March 3B/E
DATE
JUL 23
SITE
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
LATEST NEWS ALL NEWS
Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy European government space spending jumped 12% to about $15.4 billion in 2025, according to a July 13 European Space Agency report, bucking a 3% global decline on the back of rising national defense budgets. The post Defense spending lifts Europe’s space economy appeared first on SpaceNews. SpaceNews 7d ago Navigation & Positioning
BEST FUNDED ALL FUNDING
  1. Astranis $200M
  2. Xona Space Systems $170M
  3. Kineis $110.4M
  4. ArkEdge Space $66.4M
  5. Globalstar $30M
MOST LAUNCHES ALL LAUNCHES
  1. ISRO 117
  2. European Space Agency 8
  3. China National Space Administration 2
WHERE
HQ COUNTRY / TOP 5SHARE
USA9 /35%
DEU3 /12%
ITA2 /8%
FRA2 /8%
ZAF1 /4%
TOTAL / KNOWN HQ26
STATUS OPERATING100%
VALUE CHAIN
POSITIONSHARE
Integrated6 /46%
Midstream5 /38%
Upstream2 /15%
TOTAL13
CAPITAL FLOW FUNDING
Rhea Space Activity SERIES A $6M Xona Space Systems SERIES C $170M Astranis SERIES D $200M Globalstar ROUND $30M
CONTRACT AWARDS CONTRACTS
IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC Department of Defense $4.2M ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP Department of Defense $7.5M
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How many Navigation & Positioning companies are there?

Space Index tracks 27 companies in the Navigation & Positioning sector of the space economy.
02

Who are the leading Navigation & Positioning companies?

Among the most-funded Navigation & Positioning companies tracked by Space Index are Astranis, Xona Space Systems, and Kineis.
03

How much funding have Navigation & Positioning companies raised?

Space Index tracks $631.7M in disclosed funding across 9 Navigation & Positioning companies.
04

Where are most Navigation & Positioning companies headquartered?

The countries with the most Navigation & Positioning companies are United States (9), Germany (3), and Italy (2).
05

What technologies and themes are common in the Navigation & Positioning sector?

The most common tags applied to Navigation & Positioning companies are LEO (12), Government-Civil (11), and Commercial (10).
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