AST SpaceMobile
Operates a space-based cellular broadband network delivering 4G and 5G connectivity directly to standard smartphones via LEO satellites
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Operates a space-based cellular broadband network delivering 4G and 5G connectivity directly to standard smartphones via LEO satellites
Develops network orchestration software and laser communication terminals that unify satellite, airborne, maritime, and ground networks into a single managed system
Develops space-based solar power satellites that collect sunlight in low Earth orbit and transmit energy to portable ground receivers via infrared lasers
Designs, manufactures, and launches small-lift orbital rockets powered by single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines for dedicated small-satellite missions
Designs and manufactures PocketQube picosatellites, brokers rideshare launches, and operates a nighttime Earth observation constellation
Designs and manufactures flight-proven Very Low Earth Orbit satellite buses for defense, communications, and specialized payload operators
Operates sounding rocket ranges and Europe's northernmost orbital spaceport, providing launch services, defence testing, drone operations, and space education from northern Norway
Provides a cloud-based software platform for satellite mission design, digital twin simulation, flight software, and constellation operations
Designs and mass-manufactures standardized satellite bus platforms for commercial and government constellation deployments across LEO, MEO, and GEO orbits
Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers
Builds small geostationary communications satellites for dedicated regional broadband and leases them to customers as a service
Develops spacecraft and in-situ refining technology to extract and process platinum group metals from metallic near-Earth asteroids
Develops lunar landers, rovers, surface power systems, and reusable suborbital rockets for payload delivery and infrastructure on the Moon
Designs and operates spacecraft for on-orbit servicing, including debris removal, satellite life extension, and refueling across LEO and GEO
Develops commercial space station modules, operates private astronaut missions to the ISS, and produces next-generation EVA spacesuits
Develops electric and green propulsion systems for satellites and operates an orbital transfer vehicle for precise in-space deployment
Operates a high-revisit Earth observation constellation and AI-powered Spectra platform for real-time geospatial intelligence and automated monitoring
Develops reusable heavy-lift launch vehicles, rocket engines, lunar landers, in-space logistics platforms, and satellite communications constellations
Designs and manufactures electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, including Hall effect, electrospray, RF ion, and green monopropellant thrusters
Designs, manufactures, and operates X-band synthetic aperture radar satellites delivering sub-meter resolution Earth observation imagery in all weather conditions
Designs and operates robotic spacecraft for active debris removal, satellite life extension, and in-orbit inspection services
Operates orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile satellite delivery, hosted payload services, space cloud computing, and in-orbit servicing
Manufactures non-toxic green propulsion systems for satellites and operates reusable suborbital spaceplanes for research and high-speed flight
Builds space surveillance satellites and ground-based sensor networks for space domain awareness, missile warning, and space traffic management
Designs and manufactures defence weapon systems, high energy laser weapons, counter-drone systems, and space domain awareness technologies