Solid Fuel

A

Arianespace PRIVATE

operating

Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers

A

Avio PUBLIC

operating

Manufactures solid and liquid propulsion systems for European space launchers and produces the Vega family of small-lift launch vehicles

C

CAS Space PRIVATE

operating

Develops solid and liquid-propellant launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare satellite missions, suborbital scientific experimentation, and space tourism

E

European Space Agency GOV

operating

Intergovernmental agency coordinating European space programs across science, Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and human spaceflight

E

ExPace GOV

operating

Operates the Kuaizhou family of solid-fueled small-lift launch vehicles for commercial and government satellite delivery to low Earth orbit

G

Galactic Energy PRIVATE

operating

Develops and operates solid-propellant orbital launch vehicles and liquid-fueled reusable rockets for commercial satellite constellation deployment

H

HyImpulse Technologies PRIVATE

operating

Develops suborbital and orbital launch vehicles and an orbital transfer vehicle using paraffin-based hybrid rocket propulsion technology

I

ISRO GOV

operating

India's national space agency developing launch vehicles, satellites, and interplanetary missions for societal benefit

J

JAXA GOV

operating

Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research

O

OneSpace PRIVATE

operating

Develops small solid-fuel launch vehicles and rocket propulsion systems, and provides rapid-response commercial launch services for microsatellite and nanosatellite customers

O

Orienspace PRIVATE

operating

Designs and manufactures solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles for commercial satellite deployment via sea and land launches

S

Skyroot Aerospace PRIVATE

operating

Develops small-lift launch vehicles for the small satellite market using solid-fuel boosters, 3D-printed liquid engines, and cryogenic propulsion

S

Space One PRIVATE

operating

Develops and launches the solid-fuel KAIROS small satellite launch vehicle from its private Spaceport Kii facility in southern Japan

U

UP Aerospace PRIVATE

operating

Provides suborbital launch services and hypersonic flight testing from Spaceport America using reusable sounding rockets

U

United Launch Alliance

operating

Manufactures and operates the Vulcan Centaur and Atlas V launch vehicles for national security, NASA, and commercial customers

U

Ursa Major Technologies PRIVATE

operating

Designs and manufactures liquid rocket engines, solid rocket motors, and hypersonic propulsion systems for commercial launch and U.S. defense applications

V

Voyager Technologies PUBLIC

operating

Develops defense electronics, solid and electric propulsion systems, commercial space station infrastructure, and mission-critical space solutions for government and commercial customers

I

i-Space PRIVATE

operating

Develops 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