Planetary Exploration

Planetary Exploration

Space Index tracks 16 companies in Planetary Exploration with $264.5M in disclosed funding across 8 countries.

Systems for Mars, Venus, asteroids, or outer solar system destinations. Probes, rovers, sample return, and deep-space transportation.

16 Companies $264.5M Funding raised 127 Launches $293.9M Federal $ 8 Countries

Planetary Exploration companies

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T-00:26:08Starlink Group 17-39
OPERATOR
VEHICLE
Falcon 9
DATE
JUL 21
SITE
Vandenberg SFB
T-06:51:34MRV-1
OPERATOR
VEHICLE
Falcon 9
DATE
JUL 21
SITE
Cape Canaveral SFS
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T-12:26:34Unknown Payload
OPERATOR
Orienspace Techno…
VEHICLE
Gravity-1
DATE
JUL 22
SITE
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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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 Planetary Exploration
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HQ COUNTRY / TOP 5SHARE
USA5 /33%
JPN2 /13%
FRA2 /13%
DEU2 /13%
ISR1 /7%
TOTAL / KNOWN HQ15
VALUE CHAIN
POSITIONSHARE
Integrated5 /56%
Upstream4 /44%
TOTAL9
STATUS
COMPANY STATUSSHARE
Operating15 /94%
Closed1 /6%
TOTAL16
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How many Planetary Exploration companies are there?

Space Index tracks 16 companies in the Planetary Exploration sector of the space economy.
02

Who are the leading Planetary Exploration companies?

Among the most-funded Planetary Exploration companies tracked by Space Index are SpaceIL, AstroForge, and Lunar Outpost.
03

How much funding have Planetary Exploration companies raised?

Space Index tracks $264.5M in disclosed funding across 4 Planetary Exploration companies.
04

How many Planetary Exploration companies are still operating?

15 of the 16 Planetary Exploration companies in our index are currently operating.
05

Where are most Planetary Exploration companies headquartered?

The countries with the most Planetary Exploration companies are United States (5), Japan (2), and France (2).
06

What technologies and themes are common in the Planetary Exploration sector?

The most common tags applied to Planetary Exploration companies are Pioneer (8), Lunar Surface (8), and Government-Civil (7).