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Avionics & Components companies in United States

Space Atlas lists 32 organisations in United States working in avionics & components: 15 private companies, 14 startups, 3 research institutions. That is 12% of the 263 space organisations in United States and 9% of the 337 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Albuquerque (2), Durango (1), Boulder (1).

Private Company (15)

  • Busek Co. Inc. · Private Company · Natick

    American spacecraft propulsion manufacturer — builds Hall effect, electrospray, RF ion and green monopropellant thrusters, incl. for NASA Gateway's PPE.

  • CesiumAstro · Private Company · Austin

    Develops software-defined phased array communications payloads for space and airborne platforms — builds multi-beam active phased array systems for defense, commercial and civil…

  • ExoTerra Resource · Private Company · Littleton

    American electric propulsion maker — designs and produces Halo Hall-effect thruster modules for small satellites, including DARPA Blackjack spacecraft.

  • Frontgrade Technologies · Private Company · Colorado Springs

    American space electronics maker (formerly CAES Space Systems) — produces radiation-hardened microelectronics, power and RF components for spacecraft.

  • Hadrian · Private Company · Torrance

    Builds AI-powered autonomous factories producing precision components for rockets, satellites, jets and drones — the Opus software platform enables Factories-as-a-Service for ae…

  • Innoflight · Private Company · San Diego

    American space avionics company — builds radiation-tolerant flight computers, crypto units, radios and data recorders for defence and commercial satellites.

  • Kymeta Corporation · Private Company · Redmond

    Provides satellite connectivity solutions for mobile-on-the-move platforms — develops flat-panel electronically steerable antenna systems for vehicles, maritime vessels and avia…

  • L3Harris Technologies · Private Company · Melbourne

    Sixth-largest US defense contractor — provides space payloads, sensors, satellite intelligence, electronic warfare and communication systems for national security and commercial…

  • Michigan Aerospace Corporation · Private Company · Ann Arbor

    American engineering company in Ann Arbor — builds optical sensing and lidar systems, including end-to-end systems that have been deployed in space.

  • Moog Inc. (Space and Defense Group) · Private Company · East Aurora

    American motion-control manufacturer — its Space and Defense group builds spacecraft propulsion, avionics, buses and launch vehicle actuation systems.

  • NearSpace Launch, Inc. · Private Company · Albuquerque

    American small-satellite supplier — makes components, satellite kits and services, having supported over 100 small satellites in orbit.

  • Northrop Grumman · Private Company · Falls Church

    Global aerospace, defence and space technology company delivering advanced systems and solutions.

  • Paragon Space Development Corporation · Private Company · Tucson

    American engineering company — develops life support and thermal control systems for crewed spacecraft, space stations and other extreme environments.

  • Pumpkin Space Systems (Pumpkin, Inc.) · Private Company · San Francisco

    American small satellite supplier — makes the CubeSat Kit, structures, solar arrays, flight computers and complete 1U to 12U satellite buses.

  • RTX Corporation (Raytheon) · Private Company · Arlington

    Global aerospace and defense conglomerate — provides space-based sensors, missile defense systems, satellite intelligence and propulsion via Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney a…

Startup (14)

  • Agile Space Industries · Startup · Durango

    Develops hypergolic in-space propulsion systems for small satellites, lunar landers and orbital transfer vehicles — provides flight-proven, non-toxic storable propellant thruste…

  • AmplifiedSpace · Startup · Boulder

    American space hardware startup spun out of CU Boulder — develops modular smart electrical power systems for spacecraft.

  • Atomic-6 · Startup · Marietta

    American composites company — develops Light Wing retractable solar arrays and Space Armor debris-shielding tiles for satellites.

  • Benchmark Space Systems · Startup · Burlington

    Full life-cycle in-space mobility provider — develops green chemical, electric and hybrid propulsion systems for CubeSats through ESPA-class spacecraft in LEO, GEO and beyond.

  • CisLunar Industries · Startup · Loveland

    American in-space manufacturing startup — develops the Modular Space Foundry for metal processing in orbit and power processing units for satellites.

  • Frontier Aerospace · Startup · Moorpark

    Develops low-cost, high-performance propulsion systems for lunar landers, orbital transfer vehicles and deep space missions — produces monopropellant and bipropellant thrusters …

  • Karman Space & Defense · Startup · El Segundo

    Manufactures advanced composite structures and components for space launch vehicles and satellites — produces rocket nosecones, fairings, structural assemblies and thermal prote…

  • mPower Technology · Startup · Albuquerque

    American space solar company spun out of Sandia — produces DragonScales flexible silicon solar modules for satellite constellations.

  • Phase Four · Startup · Manhattan Beach

    Develops radio frequency (RF) plasma electric propulsion systems for small satellites — the Maxwell thruster provides scalable, propellant-free in-space propulsion for LEO const…

  • Rubicon Space Systems · Startup · Huntsville

    American propulsion startup spun out of Plasma Processes — builds green-propellant (ASCENT) thrusters and propulsion systems for small satellites.

  • Scout Space · Startup · Reston

    American space domain awareness company — builds onboard optical sensors and autonomy software for in-orbit inspection and tracking of space objects.

  • Skyloom Global · Startup · Denver

    American optical communications company — builds laser communication terminals for satellites, including SDA constellation spacecraft; acquired by IonQ in 2025.

  • Solestial · Startup · Tempe

    American space solar startup — manufactures ultrathin, radiation-tolerant self-healing silicon solar cells and modules for satellites in Tempe, Arizona.

  • Zeno Power Systems · Startup · Seattle

    Develops space-based nuclear power systems using radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) from nuclear waste — provides persistent power for satellites, lunar bases and dee…

Research Institution (3)

  • Draper (Charles Stark Draper Laboratory) · Research Institution · Cambridge

    American non-profit engineering laboratory — develops guidance, navigation and control systems and avionics for NASA, lunar landers and national security space.

  • Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) · Research Institution · San Antonio

    US non-profit applied R&D organisation — its space science and engineering divisions lead NASA missions and build spacecraft instruments.

  • Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) · Research Institution · North Logan

    Utah State University-owned University Affiliated Research Center — builds small satellites, space sensors and payloads for US defence and NASA missions.