COMPANY DIRECTORY // COMPLETE LIST
Every Space Company: Complete Directory
Complete directory of 159+ space companies tracked by orbital-intel.com, organized by category. Each entry includes valuation or market cap, total funding, headquarters, products, and current status. Data is sourced from SEC filings, Crunchbase, PitchBook, and company disclosures.
Published: April 2026 | Updated: May 2026 | Source: orbital-intel.com
How many companies do we track?
orbital-intel.com tracks 159 space companies across 12 categories. SpaceX (~$1.4T) leads by valuation, followed by Rocket Lab (~$12B market cap) as the largest pure-play public space stock.
Total tracked
159
Most valuable
SpaceX (~$1.4T)
Top public
Rocket Lab (RKLB, ~$12B)
Categories
12
Public / Private
27 / 106
Last updated: May 1, 2026
Total Companies Tracked
159
Public Companies
27
Private Companies
106
Categories
12
SECTION 01 // CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Companies by Category
Launch30
Satellite Communications18
Earth Observation19
Data & Analytics22
Manufacturing & Hardware22
Space Defense9
Propulsion11
Human Spaceflight & Habitation7
Debris Removal & Servicing6
Lunar Economy7
Ground Systems5
Space Computing3
SECTION 02 // TOP 20 BY VALUATION
Top 20 Space Companies by Valuation
Ranked by latest known valuation (private companies) or market capitalization (public companies). Valuations reflect last priced round or tender offer and may not reflect current market conditions.
| # | Company | Valuation | Funding | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terran Orbital | N/A (acquired by Lockheed Martin, 2024) | N/A (acquired) | Manufacturing & Hardware | acquired |
| 2 | York Space Systems | N/A (acquired by Northrop Grumman, 2024) | N/A (acquired) | Manufacturing & Hardware | acquired |
| 3 | Virgin Orbit | N/A (bankrupt, 2023) | $1B+ | Launch | bankrupt |
| 4 | OneWeb (Eutelsat) | N/A (merged with Eutelsat, 2023) | $3.4B+ (pre-merger) | Satellite Communications | subsidiary |
| 5 | BlackSky Technology | $800M (market cap) | $450M+ (pre-SPAC) | Earth Observation | public |
| 6 | Impulse Space | ~$600M | $225M+ | Propulsion | private |
| 7 | GHGSat | ~$500M | $150M+ | Earth Observation | private |
| 8 | Astrobotic Technology | ~$500M | $350M+ (contracts + equity) | Lunar Economy | private |
| 9 | Tomorrow.io | ~$500M | $200M+ | Earth Observation | private |
| 10 | Synspective | ~$500M | $200M+ | Earth Observation | private |
| 11 | Galactic Energy | ~$500M | $200M+ | Launch | private |
| 12 | Agnikul Cosmos | $500M | $40M+ | Launch | private |
| 13 | Spire Global | $400M (market cap) | $350M+ (pre-SPAC) | Earth Observation | public |
| 14 | Albedo | $400M+ | $132M+ | Earth Observation | private |
| 15 | True Anomaly | $400M+ | $250M+ | Space Defense | private |
| 16 | Muon Space | ~$300M | $87M+ | Earth Observation | private |
| 17 | Umbra | ~$300M | $100M+ | Earth Observation | private |
| 18 | Loft Orbital | ~$300M | $150M+ | Manufacturing & Hardware | private |
| 19 | Gilmour Space Technologies | ~$300M | $100M+ | Launch | private |
| 20 | Fleet Space Technologies | ~$300M | $80M+ | Satellite Communications | private |
SECTION 03 // LAUNCH
Launch
30 companies tracked
SpaceX
~$1.4T (secondary, Feb 2026)Hawthorne, CAprivate
Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, Starlink, Dragon
Rocket Lab USA
$12B (market cap)Long Beach, CApublic
Electron, Neutron, Photon, HASTE
Blue Origin
N/A (private, Bezos-funded)Kent, WAprivate
New Glenn, New Shepard, BE-4, Blue Moon, Orbital Reef
Relativity Space
$4.2BLong Beach, CAprivate
Terran R
Stoke Space
$2BKent, WAprivate
Nova
Firefly Aerospace
$6B+ (market cap)Cedar Park, TXpublic
Alpha, MLV, Blue Ghost
ABL Space Systems
$2.4B (at peak)El Segundo, CAprivate
RS1
Phantom Space
~$100MTucson, AZprivate
Daytona rocket, Satellite buses
Virgin Orbit
N/A (bankrupt, 2023)Long Beach, CA (former)bankrupt
LauncherOne (retired)
Gilmour Space Technologies
~$300MGold Coast, Australiaprivate
Eris rocket
Skyrora
~$200MEdinburgh, UKprivate
Skyrora XL
Orbex
~$150MForres, UKbankrupt
Prime rocket
Rocket Factory Augsburg
~$200MAugsburg, Germanyprivate
RFA ONE
Perigee Aerospace
~$150MSeoul, South Koreaprivate
Blue Whale 1
Space One
~$200MTokyo, Japanprivate
KAIROS
EOS-X Space
~$100MBarcelona, Spainprivate
Space balloon tourism
United Launch Alliance
N/A (JV)Centennial, COprivate
Vulcan Centaur, Atlas V (retiring), Delta IV Heavy (retired)
Arianespace
N/A (subsidiary)Evry-Courcouronnes, Francesubsidiary
Ariane 6, Vega-C
ISRO / NewSpace India
N/A (government)Bangalore, Indiagovernment
PSLV, GSLV Mk III (LVM3), SSLV
SpinLaunch
~$1B (at peak)Long Beach, CAprivate
Kinetic launch system
Longshot Space
~$30MHouston, TXprivate
Kinetic launch system
China Aerospace Science & Technology Corp
N/A (state-owned)Beijing, Chinagovernment
Long March family, Shenzhou, Tianhe space station, Chang'e
LandSpace
~$1BHuzhou, Chinaprivate
Zhuque-2
Galactic Energy
~$500MBeijing, Chinaprivate
Ceres-1, Pallas-1
Isar Aerospace
~$1BOttobrunn, Germanyprivate
Spectrum
SpaceX (Falcon Heavy)
N/A (SpaceX)Hawthorne, CAsubsidiary
Falcon Heavy
Agnikul Cosmos
$500MChennai, Indiaprivate
Agnibaan
Skyroot Aerospace
~$1BHyderabad, Indiaprivate
Vikram-I, Vikram-II, Vikram-III
i-Space (Interstellar Glory)
N/ABeijing, Chinaprivate
Hyperbola-1, Hyperbola-2, Hyperbola-3
PLD Space
N/AElche, Spainprivate
MIURA 1, MIURA 5
SECTION 04 // SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Satellite Communications
18 companies tracked
AST SpaceMobile
$8B (market cap)Midland, TXpublic
BlueBird satellites, SpaceMobile network
Astranis
$1.4BSan Francisco, CAprivate
MicroGEO satellites
Lynk Global
~$200MFalls Church, VAprivate
Direct-to-cell satellite network
Rivada Space Networks
$250M+Munich, Germanyprivate
OuterNET constellation
Amazon Kuiper
N/A (Amazon subsidiary)Redmond, WAsubsidiary
Project Kuiper constellation, Customer terminals
OneWeb (Eutelsat)
N/A (merged with Eutelsat, 2023)London, UKsubsidiary
OneWeb LEO constellation
Telesat
N/A (NASDAQ-listed)Ottawa, Canadapublic
Telesat Lightspeed LEO constellation, GEO fleet
SES
N/A (Euronext-listed)Betzdorf, Luxembourgpublic
O3b mPOWER MEO, GEO fleet, SES-17
Viasat
$4B+ (market cap)Carlsbad, CApublic
ViaSat-3 GEO constellation, Inmarsat fleet
Globalstar
$3B+ (market cap)Covington, LApublic
Globalstar constellation, Band n53/n256
Iridium Communications
$4B+ (market cap)McLean, VApublic
Iridium NEXT constellation, Iridium Certus, Iridium Direct
Fleet Space Technologies
~$300MAdelaide, Australiaprivate
Centauri satellites, ExoSphere platform
Kineis
~$200MToulouse, Franceprivate
Kineis IoT constellation
Swarm Technologies (SpaceX)
N/A (SpaceX subsidiary)Mountain View, CA (acquired)acquired
SpaceBEE IoT satellites
Sateliot
~$100MBarcelona, Spainprivate
5G NB-IoT LEO constellation
Omnispace
~$200MTysons, VAprivate
Non-terrestrial 5G network
SpaceLink
~$150MMcLean, VAprivate
Relay satellite constellation
SpaceX (Starlink Division)
N/A (SpaceX subsidiary)Redmond, WAsubsidiary
Starlink V2 Mini, Starlink Direct-to-Cell, Starlink Business
SECTION 05 // EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth Observation
19 companies tracked
Planet Labs
$2B (market cap)San Francisco, CApublic
PlanetScope, SkySat, Pelican, Planet Insights Platform
Spire Global
$400M (market cap)Vienna, VApublic
LEMUR constellation, Space Services, Spire Weather
ICEYE
$1B+Espoo, Finlandprivate
SAR satellite constellation, ICEYE Flood Insights
BlackSky Technology
$800M (market cap)Herndon, VApublic
Gen-3 satellites, Spectra AI platform
Albedo
$400M+Broomfield, COprivate
VLEO imaging satellites
Capella Space
$1B+San Francisco, CAprivate
Acadia SAR satellites, Capella Console
Muon Space
~$300MMountain View, CAprivate
MuSat constellation, Climate analytics
Umbra
~$300MSanta Barbara, CAprivate
SAR satellite constellation, Canopy data platform
Satellogic
N/A (NASDAQ-listed)Buenos Aires, Argentinapublic
NewSat constellation, Aleph-1 platform
Pixxel
~$200MBangalore, Indiaprivate
Fireflies hyperspectral constellation, Aurora analytics
Maxar Technologies
$6.4B (acquisition price)Westminster, COprivate
WorldView Legion, WorldView-3, Maxar Intelligence
GHGSat
~$500MMontreal, Canadaprivate
GHGSat satellite constellation, Spectra analytics
OroraTech
~$150MMunich, Germanyprivate
FOREST-2 satellites, Wildfire intelligence platform
Wyvern
~$50MEdmonton, Canadaprivate
Dragonette hyperspectral satellites
Orbital Micro Systems
~$40MBoulder, COprivate
GEMS microwave radiometer, Global weather data
Tomorrow.io
~$500MBoston, MAprivate
Weather radar satellites, Weather intelligence platform
Synspective
~$500MTokyo, Japanprivate
StriX SAR satellites, Land Displacement Monitoring
Latitude (iQPS)
~$200MFukuoka, Japanprivate
QPS-SAR satellites
Spire Weather
N/A (SPIR subsidiary)Vienna, VAsubsidiary
Radio occultation weather data, GNSS-R, Weather models
SECTION 06 // DATA & ANALYTICS
Data & Analytics
22 companies tracked
HawkEye 360
$1B+Herndon, VAprivate
RF geolocation satellites, MIDAS analytics platform
UP42
~$50MBerlin, Germanyprivate
UP42 geospatial marketplace, Analytics APIs
Preligens (Safran)
N/A (Safran subsidiary)Paris, Francesubsidiary
AI geospatial analytics, Military intelligence platform
LeoLabs
~$300MMenlo Park, CAprivate
Phased-array radar network, LeoLabs Platform
Kayhan Space
~$50MDenver, COprivate
Pathfinder STM platform
Slingshot Aerospace
~$300MAustin, TXprivate
Slingshot Beacon, Slingshot Seradata, Digital Space Twin
ExoAnalytic Solutions
~$150MAzusa, CAprivate
Global telescope network, ExoAnalytic platform
SpaceNav
~$20MColorado Springs, COprivate
Ephemeris management, Conjunction assessment tools
Xona Space Systems
~$50MSan Mateo, CAprivate
Pulsar LEO PNT constellation
TrustPoint
~$50MAustin, TXprivate
LEO PNT system
Epsilon3
~$50MLos Angeles, CAprivate
Operating procedures platform
Starburst Aerospace
~$100MLos Angeles, CAprivate
Aerospace accelerator, Innovation platform
Scout Space
~$30MWashington, DCprivate
Space-based SSA sensors
Orbit Logic
~$30MGreenbelt, MDprivate
Collection planning software, SpyMeSat app
Spire Maritime (Scout)
N/A (Spire subsidiary)Vienna, VAsubsidiary
Maritime AIS tracking, Dark vessel detection
Regulus Cyber
~$80MHaifa, Israelprivate
Pyramid GPS security, GNSS spoofing detection
SpaceFlux
~$15MBrisbane, Australiaprivate
Space traffic monitoring, Optical tracking
Orbital Insight
~$200MPalo Alto, CAprivate
GO platform, Geospatial analytics
Pixxel Analytics
N/A (Pixxel subsidiary)Bangalore, Indiasubsidiary
Aurora hyperspectral analytics
Privateer Space
~$100MMaui, HIprivate
Wayfinder space data, Pono satellite
Satellogic (Earth Analytics)
N/A (Satellogic subsidiary)Buenos Aires, Argentinasubsidiary
Constellation Tasking, Multispectral + Hyperspectral analytics
BryceTech
N/A (private)Alexandria, VAprivate
Space industry analytics, Start-Up Space reports
SECTION 07 // MANUFACTURING & HARDWARE
Manufacturing & Hardware
22 companies tracked
Varda Space Industries
$1.8BEl Segundo, CAprivate
W-Series spacecraft, In-space pharmaceutical manufacturing
Redwire Corporation
$2B (market cap)Jacksonville, FLpublic
Roll-Out Solar Arrays, Regolith Processing, 3D printing in space
K2 Space
$3BLos Angeles, CAprivate
Mega-class satellite bus
Arinna
N/A (early stage)San Francisco, CAprivate
Space-based solar energy technology
Solestial
~$50MTempe, AZprivate
Radiation-resistant solar panels, Space-grade photovoltaics
Apex
$1BLos Angeles, CAprivate
Aries satellite bus
Hadrian
$3.1BTorrance, CAprivate
Autonomous precision manufacturing, CNC machining
Terran Orbital
N/A (acquired by Lockheed Martin, 2024)Boca Raton, FLacquired
Satellite buses, Earth observation satellites
York Space Systems
N/A (acquired by Northrop Grumman, 2024)Denver, COacquired
S-CLASS satellite bus, LX-CLASS bus
Loft Orbital
~$300MSan Francisco, CAprivate
YAM satellite platform, Space-as-a-service
NanoAvionics
N/A (subsidiary)Vilnius, Lithuaniasubsidiary
M6P bus, M12P bus, MP42 bus
Sidus Space
N/A (NASDAQ-listed)Cape Canaveral, FLpublic
LizzieSat, Space manufacturing services
Airbus Defence and Space
N/A (Airbus subsidiary)Toulouse, Francesubsidiary
Pleiades Neo, OneSat, Ariane 6 (co-prime), Bartolomeo ISS platform
EnduroSat
~$80MSofia, Bulgariaprivate
MicroSat platform, Shared satellite service
ISILAUNCH / ISISPACE
~$50MDelft, Netherlandsprivate
CubeSat deployers, Satellite platforms, Launch brokerage
Inversion Space
~$60MTorrance, CAprivate
Ray re-entry capsule, Earth return logistics
CesiumAstro
~$300MAustin, TXprivate
Active phased array antennas, Nightingale communication systems
Space Forge
~$80MCardiff, Wales, UKprivate
ForgeStar re-entry vehicle, In-space manufacturing
Outpost Technologies
~$30MPhoenix, AZprivate
Faraday re-entry capsule
Thales Alenia Space
N/A (joint venture)Cannes, Francesubsidiary
Spacebus satellite bus, ISS modules, Copernicus Sentinel, Iridium NEXT
Rocket Lab (Space Systems)
N/A (RKLB subsidiary)Long Beach, CAsubsidiary
Photon spacecraft bus, Star tracker, Reaction wheels, Solar panels
GITAI
N/ALos Angeles, CAprivate
Space robotic arms, Lunar rovers
SECTION 08 // SPACE DEFENSE
Space Defense
9 companies tracked
True Anomaly
$400M+Colorado Springs, COprivate
Jackal autonomous spacecraft, Mosaic software
L3Harris Technologies (Space)
N/A (NYSE-listed)Melbourne, FLpublic
Missile tracking satellites, Space payloads, Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
N/A (NYSE-listed)Dulles, VApublic
Cygnus, MEV/MRV, GBSD, Next-gen OPIR, Antares 330
Leidos (Space)
N/A (NYSE-listed)Reston, VApublic
Space sensors, Ground systems, Space cyber
RTX (Space)
N/A (NYSE-listed)Arlington, VApublic
Space sensors, Satellite communications, GPS OCX
Anduril Industries (Space)
$28B (company-wide)Costa Mesa, CAprivate
Fury satellite bus, Lattice space mesh, Space domain awareness
Boeing (Space & Launch)
N/A (NYSE-listed)Arlington, VApublic
Starliner CST-100, SLS (core stage), WGS satellites, SDA satellites
Lockheed Martin Space
N/A (NYSE-listed)Denver, COpublic
Orion, GPS III, SBIRS/OPIR, A2100 satellite bus
European Space Agency (ESA)
N/A (intergovernmental)Paris, Francegovernment
Copernicus, Galileo, Ariane (oversight), Euclid, JUICE
SECTION 09 // PROPULSION
Propulsion
11 companies tracked
Impulse Space
~$600MRedondo Beach, CAprivate
Mira, Helios
D-Orbit
N/A (Milan-listed)Como, Italypublic
ION Satellite Carrier, ION-SCV
Momentus
$50M (market cap)San Jose, CApublic
Vigoride OTV
Astra Space
~$100M (post-pivot)Alameda, CApublic
Astra Spacecraft Engine
Ursa Major Technologies
$1B+Berthoud, COprivate
Hadley engine, Ripley engine, Draper engine
Magdrive
~$30MOxford, UKprivate
Magnetoplasma thruster
Phase Four
~$100MHawthorne, CAprivate
Maxwell thruster
Neumann Space
~$30MAdelaide, Australiaprivate
Neumann Drive
Morpheus Space
~$100MDresden, Germany / Los Angeles, CAprivate
NanoFEEP thruster, B-series electric propulsion
Accion Systems
~$100MBoston, MAprivate
TILE thruster
Portal Space Systems
$250MBothell, WAprivate
Starburst, Supernova
SECTION 10 // HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT & HABITATION
Human Spaceflight & Habitation
7 companies tracked
Vast
$5.5BLong Beach, CAprivate
Haven-1, Haven-2
Axiom Space
~$4BHouston, TXprivate
Axiom Station, AxEMU spacesuit
Sierra Space
$5.3BLouisville, COprivate
Dream Chaser, LIFE habitat, Orbital Reef
Nanoracks (Voyager Space)
N/A (subsidiary)Houston, TXsubsidiary
Bishop Airlock, Outpost Mars, Starlab
Voyager Space
$1.5B+ (market cap)Denver, COpublic
Starlab commercial space station
ThinkOrbital
~$50MLouisville, COprivate
ThinkPlatform, Orbital welding technology
Virgin Galactic
$1B+ (market cap, highly volatile)Tustin, CApublic
VSS Unity (retired), Delta-class spaceplane
SECTION 11 // DEBRIS REMOVAL & SERVICING
Debris Removal & Servicing
6 companies tracked
Astroscale
$2.3BTokyo, Japanprivate
ADRAS-J, ELSA-M, COSMIC
Orbit Fab
~$100MLafayette, COprivate
RAFTI fueling port, Tanker-001 Tenzing, GEO fuel shuttle
Turion Space
~$100MIrvine, CAprivate
DROID spacecraft, Active debris removal
Starfish Space
~$100MKent, WAprivate
Otter orbital servicing vehicle, Cling electrostatic grapple
ClearSpace
~$200MRenens, Switzerlandprivate
ClearSpace-1, Active debris removal
Kall Morris Inc.
~$20MPittsburgh, PAprivate
Debris recycling spacecraft
SECTION 12 // LUNAR ECONOMY
Lunar Economy
7 companies tracked
Intuitive Machines
$4B (market cap)Houston, TXpublic
Nova-C lander, Micro-Nova hopper, Lunar Data Network
ispace
N/A (Tokyo-listed)Tokyo, Japanpublic
HAKUTO-R lander, Micro rover
Astrobotic Technology
~$500MPittsburgh, PAprivate
Peregrine lander, Griffin lander, LTV rover
Lunar Outpost
~$150MGolden, COprivate
MAPP rover, Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform
OffWorld
~$50MPasadena, CAprivate
Autonomous mining robots, Swarm robotics
Astrolab
~$100MHawthorne, CAprivate
FLEX rover
Gru Space
Pre-seedSan Francisco, CAprivate
Lunar construction technology, Habitat systems
SECTION 13 // GROUND SYSTEMS
Ground Systems
5 companies tracked
AWS Ground Station
N/A (Amazon subsidiary)Seattle, WAsubsidiary
AWS Ground Station, Cloud-based satellite data processing
Microsoft Azure Orbital
N/A (Microsoft subsidiary)Redmond, WAsubsidiary
Azure Orbital Ground Station, Azure Space
KSAT
N/A (subsidiary)Tromsoe, Norwaysubsidiary
KSATlite ground network, Polar ground stations
Atlas Space Operations
~$100MTraverse City, MIprivate
Freedom ground software, Ground station network
Leaf Space
~$50MLomazzo, Italyprivate
Leaf Line ground stations, Leaf Key TT&C
SECTION 14 // SPACE COMPUTING
Space Computing
3 companies tracked
Starcloud
N/A (seed stage)San Francisco, CAprivate
Space-based cloud computing
Oligo Space
N/A (early stage)San Francisco, CAprivate
Bio-computing for space applications
Sophia Space
N/APasadena, CAprivate
TILES orbital edge compute
ORBITAL.INTEL ASSESSMENT
The space company landscape in 2026 is maturing from a hype-driven ecosystem to an execution-driven industry. The 150+ companies tracked here represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar value pool, anchored by SpaceX at ~$1.4T (IPO filed April 2026, targeting $2T+) and a growing cohort of public companies led by Rocket Lab. The most important structural trend is vertical integration: companies like SpaceX and Rocket Lab are spanning launch, spacecraft, and services, while pure-play startups must compete on either technology differentiation (Varda, Stoke) or government contract positioning (Intuitive Machines, L3Harris). The next wave of consolidation is beginning, with defense primes acquiring NewSpace companies (Northrop/York Space, L3Harris/Aerojet).