Methane
Technology 14Uses methane (methalox) as primary propellant
Sectors
| Company ↑ | HQ | Status | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avio | Colleferro, Italy | operating | → | |
| Blue Origin | Kent, Washington, USA | operating | → | |
| Impulse Space | Redondo Beach, California, USA | operating | → | |
| Innospace | Sejong City, South Korea | operating | → | |
| LandSpace | Beijing, China | operating | → | |
| MaiaSpace | Paris, France | operating | → | |
| Perigee Aerospace | Daejeon, South Korea | operating | → | |
| Relativity Space | Long Beach, California, USA | operating | → | |
| Rocket Lab USA | Long Beach, California, USA | operating | → | |
| SpaceX | Hawthorne, California, USA | operating | → | |
| Stoke Space | Kent, Washington, USA | operating | → | |
| United Launch Alliance | Centennial, Colorado, USA | operating | → | |
| Ursa Major Technologies | Berthoud, Colorado, USA | operating | → | |
| i-Space | Beijing, China | operating | → |
Avio
Avio
OperatingManufactures solid and liquid propulsion systems for European space launchers and produces the Vega family of small-lift launch vehicles.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin
OperatingDevelops reusable heavy-lift launch vehicles, rocket engines, lunar landers, in-space logistics platforms, and satellite communications constellations.
Impulse Space
Impulse Space
OperatingDesigns and operates orbital transfer vehicles that move payloads between orbits using high-thrust chemical propulsion, delivering to GEO in under a day.
Innospace
Innospace
OperatingHybrid rocket-powered small satellite launch vehicles delivering low-cost, customized rapid access to sun-synchronous and low Earth orbit
LandSpace
LandSpace
OperatingDesigns, manufactures, and operates liquid oxygen-methane launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment and space station cargo missions.
MaiaSpace
MaiaSpace
OperatingDevelops a partially reusable methane-fueled mini-launcher for small satellite delivery to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits
Perigee Aerospace
Perigee Aerospace
OperatingDevelops small-lift methane-fueled launch vehicles and manufactures liquid propulsion systems, composite tanks, and satellite thrusters
Relativity Space
Relativity Space
OperatingManufactures reusable medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicles using large-scale metal 3D printing and autonomous robotics.
Rocket Lab USA
Rocket Lab USA
OperatingVertically integrated space company that develops launch vehicles, manufactures spacecraft and satellite components, and provides end-to-end mission services.
SpaceX
SpaceX
OperatingDesigns and operates reusable launch vehicles and spacecraft, manufactures satellite internet hardware, and operates the Starlink broadband constellation
Stoke Space
Stoke Space
OperatingDevelops fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift launch vehicles for orbital access, in-space mobility, and cargo return
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance
OperatingManufactures and operates the Vulcan Centaur and Atlas V launch vehicles for national security, NASA, and commercial customers.
Ursa Major Technologies
Ursa Major Technologies
OperatingDesigns and manufactures liquid rocket engines, solid rocket motors, and hypersonic propulsion systems for commercial launch and U.S. defense applications.
i-Space
i-Space
OperatingDevelops solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles including the Hyperbola series, with China's first privately-built orbital rocket and a reusable methane rocket in development.