Small-Lift
Technology 30Launch vehicle with payload capacity 50-2,000 kg to LEO
Sectors
| Company ↑ | HQ | Status | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnikul Cosmos | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | operating | → | |
| Astra Space | Alameda, California, USA | operating | → | |
| Avio | Colleferro, Italy | operating | → | |
| CAS Space | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | operating | → | |
| China National Space Administration | Haidian, Beijing, China | operating GOV | → | |
| Deep Blue Aerospace | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | operating | → | |
| European Space Agency | Paris, France | operating GOV | → | |
| ExPace | Wuhan, Hubei, China | operating GOV | → | |
| Firefly Aerospace | Cedar Park, Texas, USA | operating | → | |
| Galactic Energy | Beijing, China | operating | → | |
| Gilmour Space Technologies | Gold Coast, QLD, Australia | operating | → | |
| HyImpulse Technologies | Neuenstadt am Kocher, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | operating | → | |
| ISRO | Bengaluru, India | operating GOV | → | |
| Innospace | Sejong City, South Korea | operating | → | |
| Isar Aerospace | Ottobrunn, Bavaria, Germany | operating | → | |
| JAXA | Chofu, Tokyo, Japan | operating GOV | → | |
| MaiaSpace | Paris, France | operating | → | |
| OneSpace | Beijing, China | operating | → | |
| Orbex | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | closed | → | |
| PLD Space | Elche, Spain | operating | → | |
| Perigee Aerospace | Daejeon, South Korea | operating | → | |
| Phantom Space | Tucson, Arizona, USA | operating | → | |
| Rocket Factory Augsburg | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | operating | → | |
| Rocket Lab USA | Long Beach, California, USA | operating | → | |
| Skyroot Aerospace | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | operating | → |
Agnikul Cosmos
Agnikul Cosmos
OperatingDesigns, manufactures, and launches small-lift orbital rockets powered by single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic engines for dedicated small-satellite missions.
Astra Space
Astra Space
OperatingDevelops small-lift launch vehicles with mobile launch infrastructure and manufactures Hall-effect electric propulsion systems for satellite constellations.
Avio
Avio
OperatingManufactures solid and liquid propulsion systems for European space launchers and produces the Vega family of small-lift launch vehicles.
CAS Space
CAS Space
OperatingDevelops solid and liquid-propellant launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare satellite missions, suborbital scientific experimentation, and space tourism
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
Deep Blue Aerospace
Deep Blue Aerospace
OperatingDevelops reusable liquid-fueled launch vehicles and kerosene rocket engines for commercial orbital and suborbital launch services
European Space Agency
European Space Agency
OperatingIntergovernmental agency coordinating European space programs across science, Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and human spaceflight
ExPace
ExPace
OperatingOperates the Kuaizhou family of solid-fueled small-lift launch vehicles for commercial and government satellite delivery to low Earth orbit
Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace
OperatingDesigns and operates small- and medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and in-space maneuvering vehicles for defense, civil, and commercial space missions.
Galactic Energy
Galactic Energy
OperatingDevelops and operates solid-propellant orbital launch vehicles and liquid-fueled reusable rockets for commercial satellite constellation deployment.
Gilmour Space Technologies
Gilmour Space Technologies
OperatingDevelops hybrid-propellant launch vehicles, a modular satellite bus, and operates Australia's first licensed orbital spaceport.
HyImpulse Technologies
HyImpulse Technologies
OperatingDevelops suborbital and orbital launch vehicles and an orbital transfer vehicle using paraffin-based hybrid rocket propulsion technology
ISRO
ISRO
OperatingIndia's national space agency developing launch vehicles, satellites, and interplanetary missions for societal benefit
Innospace
Innospace
OperatingHybrid rocket-powered small satellite launch vehicles delivering low-cost, customized rapid access to sun-synchronous and low Earth orbit
Isar Aerospace
Isar Aerospace
OperatingDesigns, manufactures, and operates the Spectrum launch vehicle for dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions from European spaceports.
JAXA
JAXA
OperatingJapan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research
MaiaSpace
MaiaSpace
OperatingDevelops a partially reusable methane-fueled mini-launcher for small satellite delivery to low Earth and sun-synchronous orbits
OneSpace
OneSpace
OperatingDevelops small solid-fuel launch vehicles and rocket propulsion systems, and provides rapid-response commercial launch services for microsatellite and nanosatellite customers
Orbex
Orbex
ClosedDeveloped the Prime micro-launch vehicle for dedicated small satellite missions to LEO, using bio-propane fuel and 3D-printed engines.
PLD Space
PLD Space
OperatingDevelops reusable launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions, with in-house liquid propulsion and vertically integrated manufacturing
Perigee Aerospace
Perigee Aerospace
OperatingDevelops small-lift methane-fueled launch vehicles and manufactures liquid propulsion systems, composite tanks, and satellite thrusters
Phantom Space
Phantom Space
OperatingDevelops mass-manufactured small-lift launch vehicles, modular satellite systems, and an orbital data center constellation for in-space computing.
Rocket Factory Augsburg
Rocket Factory Augsburg
OperatingDesigns small-lift orbital launch vehicles using oxygen-rich staged combustion engines and serial manufacturing techniques from commercial industries
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.
Skyroot Aerospace
Skyroot Aerospace
OperatingDevelops small-lift launch vehicles for the small satellite market using solid-fuel boosters, 3D-printed liquid engines, and cryogenic propulsion