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Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

216 space organisations working in launch vehicles & propulsion, in 40 countries, grouped by country.

United States (36)

  • Ad Astra Rocket Company · Private Company · Webster

    American plasma propulsion developer — builds the VASIMR variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket near NASA Johnson Space Center.

  • 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…

  • Anduril Industries · Private Company · Costa Mesa

    Develops autonomous systems for all domains including space — builds AI-powered autonomous vehicles, rocket motors and software for national security and allied defence missions.

  • Astra · Private Company · Alameda

    American launch and spacecraft propulsion company — develops the Rocket 4 small launcher and builds Astra Spacecraft Engines electric thrusters.

  • 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.

  • Blue Origin · Private Company · Kent

    Develops reusable rockets and space vehicles to enable a future where millions live and work in space.

  • Boeing Defense, Space & Security · Private Company · Arlington

    Develops launch systems, satellites and crewed spacecraft for government and commercial customers.

  • 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.

  • Firefly Aerospace · Private Company · Cedar Park

    Develops small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers and space tugs — operates the Alpha rocket, Blue Ghost lunar lander and Elytra space tug for government and commerc…

  • 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 …

  • Impulse Space · Startup · Redondo Beach

    Develops in-space transportation vehicles for the inner solar system — operates Mira (LEO tug) and Helios (deep-space tug) to deliver payloads to custom orbits beyond what launc…

  • 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…

  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) – Virginia Spaceport Authority · Spaceport/Launch Site · Wallops Island

    State-owned spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia — operates launch pads used by Rocket Lab, Northrop Grumman and Firefly next to NASA Wallops.

  • Mojave Air & Space Port · Spaceport/Launch Site · Mojave

    FAA-licensed spaceport and airport in California's Mojave Desert — hosts flight test and rocket development firms such as Scaled Composites.

  • Momentus Space · Private Company · San Jose

    Provides in-space transportation and services — operates the Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle for last-mile satellite delivery, hosted payloads and in-space demonstration missi…

  • Northrop Grumman · Private Company · Falls Church

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

  • Outpost Space · Startup · Los Angeles

    American reentry startup — develops Ferryall and Carryall return vehicles using deployable heat shields and guided paragliders for cargo return.

  • Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (Alaska Aerospace Corporation) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Kodiak

    State-owned Alaskan spaceport on Kodiak Island — provides orbital and suborbital launch and missile test range services to commercial and defence users.

  • Phantom Space Corporation · Startup · Tucson

    Develops integrated launch vehicles, modular satellites and in-space propulsion — the Daytona rocket targets small satellite orbital launches with a turnkey space access and dat…

  • 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…

  • Portal Space Systems · Startup · Bothell

    Develops the Supernova high-power solar electric orbital transfer vehicle — enables satellites to move freely across orbits for resupply, repositioning and extended mission life.

  • Radian Aerospace · Startup · Bellevue

    American spaceplane developer — designing Radian One, a reusable rail-launched single-stage-to-orbit vehicle for crew and cargo to low Earth orbit.

  • Relativity Space · Startup · Long Beach

    Pioneers 3D-printed rocket manufacturing — developing the Terran R fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle using autonomous Stargate robotic printing for the commercial launch…

  • Rocket Crafters · Startup · Titusville

    Develops hybrid propulsion systems for launch vehicles — pioneers 3D-printed fuel grain technology for safer, cleaner and more affordable rocket propulsion for small satellite l…

  • Rocket Lab · Private Company · Long Beach

    Delivering frequent, reliable launch services and spacecraft solutions to make space more accessible for all.

  • 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…

  • Spaceport America (New Mexico Spaceport Authority) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Truth or Consequences

    State-owned commercial spaceport in New Mexico — hosts Virgin Galactic suborbital flights and vertical launch tenants in Sierra County.

  • SpaceWorks Enterprises · Private Company · Atlanta

    Provides aerospace engineering, market research, advanced concept development and innovative flight hardware — specialises in small satellite systems, propulsion and hypersonic …

  • SpaceX · Private Company · Hawthorne

    Designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft to revolutionise access to space.

  • SpinLaunch · Startup · Long Beach

    American space company — developing kinetic centrifuge launch technology and the Meridian Space LEO broadband satellite constellation.

  • Stoke Space · Startup · Kent

    Developing Nova, a 100% fully reusable medium-lift orbital rocket — targets rapid turnaround between flights with an actively cooled second-stage heatshield for atmospheric reen…

  • Stratolaunch · Private Company · Mojave

    Advances high-speed technology through design, manufacturing and operation of hypersonic aerospace vehicles — operates the world's largest aircraft (Roc) and Talon-A hypersonic …

  • ULA (United Launch Alliance) · Private Company · Decatur

    Provides reliable, affordable access to space for US government and commercial missions.

  • Ursa Major Technologies · Private Company · Berthoud

    Develops flight-proven liquid and solid rocket propulsion systems for space launch, hypersonics and space mobility — builds the Hadley, Ripley and Arroway engines for next-gener…

  • Venus Aerospace · Startup · Houston

    Develops Mach 9 hypersonic aircraft for point-to-point travel — the Stargazer vehicle uses a rotating detonation rocket engine to enable 1-hour transpacific flights for commerci…

  • Virgin Galactic · Private Company · Truth or Consequences

    Pioneering commercial human spaceflight with reusable spaceplane technology.

Germany (19)

  • Astos Solutions GmbH · Private Company · Stuttgart

    German space software firm — develops the ASTOS mission analysis and trajectory optimisation tools plus engineering services for launchers and spacecraft.

  • DeltaOrbit GmbH · Startup · Garching bei München

    TUM space propulsion spin-off in Garching — develops a reignitable cryogenic methalox-propelled in-space transporter for orbital logistics.

  • deltaVision GmbH · Startup · Munich

    Munich space component maker — builds valves, pressure regulators and pumps for spacecraft, launchers and landers, aiming at in-orbit refuelling.

  • DLR (German Aerospace Center) · Research Institution · Cologne

    Germany's national aeronautics and space research centre — conducts research across aerospace, transport and energy.

  • DLR Space Agency (Bonn) · Government Agency · Bonn

    Germany's space agency function within DLR — manages German space budget, ESA contributions and national space missions.

  • Exolaunch · Private Company · Berlin

    Leading satellite deployment and mission management company — deployed over 300 satellites on SpaceX and other launchers.

  • German Offshore Spaceport Alliance GmbH (GOSA) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Bremen

    German spaceport company — planned sea-based launch platform in the North Sea for small launchers, with preparation area in Bremerhaven; no launches yet.

  • HyImpulse · Startup · Neuenstadt am Kocher

    Develops hybrid propulsion launch vehicles for suborbital and orbital small satellite missions.

  • Institute of Space Systems (IRAS), Technische Universität Braunschweig · Academic Institution · Braunschweig

    TU Braunschweig university institute — researches space propulsion, satellite technology, space debris modelling and in-space manufacturing.

  • Institute of Space Systems (IRS), University of Stuttgart · Academic Institution · Stuttgart

    German university space institute — researches electric propulsion, re-entry and small satellites, with over 170 staff at the Space Center Baden-Württemberg.

  • Isar Aerospace · Startup · Ottobrunn

    Develops the Spectrum launch vehicle for small and medium satellites — Europe's leading privately-funded launcher.

  • ISPTech · Startup · Ludwigsburg

    DLR spin-off developing cost-effective non-toxic green propulsion systems for nanosatellites and CubeSats — the HyNOx hypergolic propulsion module uses hydrogen peroxide for saf…

  • Morpheus Space GmbH · Startup · Dresden

    German electric propulsion startup — TU Dresden spin-off building liquid-metal field emission thrusters (GO-2) for small satellites, with a US office in El Segundo.

  • MT Aerospace AG · Private Company · Augsburg

    Augsburg aerospace manufacturer in the OHB group — builds tanks and structural components for Ariane 6, the largest Ariane supplier outside France, plus satellite parts.

  • Neutron Star Systems GmbH · Startup · Cologne

    German electric propulsion startup — develops SUPREME, a superconductor-based magnetoplasmadynamic thruster for high-power spacecraft missions.

  • OHB SE · Private Company · Bremen

    Independent European space technology company developing satellites and space infrastructure.

  • POLARIS Raumflugzeuge GmbH (POLARIS Spaceplanes) · Startup · Bremen

    German spaceplane startup — develops reusable rocket-powered spaceplanes and linear aerospike engines for satellite launch and defence applications.

  • Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) · Startup · Augsburg

    Develops the RFA ONE small satellite launcher with staged-combustion engines for low-cost access to orbit.

  • Space Team Aachen e.V. · Non-profit · Aachen

    Aachen student rocketry association of RWTH and FH Aachen — develops hybrid and liquid rocket engines; its STAHR rocket reached 21 km in 2024.

France (18)

  • Air Liquide Advanced Technologies · Private Company · Sassenage

    Air Liquide cryogenics division in Sassenage — designs cryogenic tanks, lines and cryocoolers for Ariane launchers, satellites and launch pads.

  • Airbus Defence and Space · Private Company · Toulouse

    Europe's largest space company — develops satellites, launch systems and space exploration vehicles.

  • ArianeGroup · Private Company · Les Mureaux

    Develops and produces Europe's Ariane launch vehicles for institutional and commercial missions.

  • Arianespace · Private Company · Évry-Courcouronnes

    World's first commercial launch services company — operates Ariane and Vega from the Guiana Space Centre.

  • CNES · Government Agency · Paris

    French national space agency — designs space systems, launchers and Earth observation missions.

  • ESA (European Space Agency) · Government Agency · Paris

    Europe's gateway to space — develops launchers, satellites and missions for science, Earth observation and exploration.

  • Europropulsion · Private Company · Suresnes

    French-Italian solid rocket motor company — design authority for the P120C motor used on Ariane 6 and Vega C, jointly owned by ArianeGroup and Avio.

  • Exotrail · Startup · Massy

    Designs electric propulsion systems for small satellites and in-space transportation vehicles.

  • Gama · Startup · Ivry-sur-Seine

    French NewSpace company — develops solar sails and modular deployable solar arrays (Gama Wing); flew the Gama Alpha sail demonstrator in 2023.

  • HyPrSpace · Startup · Le Haillan

    French launch startup — develops hybrid-propulsion rockets, including the Baguette One suborbital demonstrator and the OB-1 microlauncher.

  • Infinity Space Providers (ISP) · Startup · Toulouse

    French launch startup — develops the reusable Arcadia small launcher family and in-orbit logistics vehicles for small-satellite deployment.

  • ION-X · Startup · Palaiseau

    French NewSpace startup — develops ionic liquid electrospray electric thrusters for small satellites, first flown in orbit in 2025.

  • Latitude · Startup · Reims

    Develops the Zephyr light launch vehicle dedicated to nano and microsatellite constellations.

  • MaiaSpace · Startup · Les Mureaux

    Develops a reusable micro-launcher for flexible and affordable access to low Earth orbit.

  • ONERA – The French Aerospace Lab (ONERA) · Research Institution · Palaiseau

    French national aerospace research centre — conducts aeronautics, space and defence research, including launcher, propulsion and space observation studies.

  • Sirius Space Services · Startup · Colombes

    French launch startup — develops a family of reusable-oriented small launchers built from modular boosters, targeting a first flight in 2027.

  • SpaceDreamS · Startup · Massy

    French ground infrastructure startup — designs modular rocket test benches and spaceports, including the NuPad mobile launch pad.

  • ThrustMe · Startup · Verrières-le-Buisson

    French electric propulsion startup — builds iodine-fuelled gridded ion and cold-gas thrusters for small satellites.

China (16)

  • CAS Space (Zhongke Aerospace) · Private Company · Beijing

    Mixed-ownership launch company born from the Chinese Academy of Sciences — develops the Lijian-1 solid launch vehicle and next-generation reusable liquid rockets.

  • CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

    China's main space contractor — develops Long March rockets, satellites and the Chinese Space Station.

  • CASIC (China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

    China's major state-owned defense aerospace corporation — develops the Kuaizhou solid-fuel commercial launch vehicles, missiles, and space systems alongside CASC.

  • CGWIC (China Great Wall Industry Corporation) · Government Agency · Beijing

    Commercial arm of CASC for international space business — manages international payload launches on Long March rockets and provides satellite systems to overseas customers.

  • Deep Blue Aerospace · Startup · Nanjing

    Develops the reusable Nebula rocket series using liquid engines — pioneering vertical takeoff and landing reusable rockets for the Chinese commercial launch market.

  • Galactic Energy (Cas Space) · Startup · Beijing

    Develops commercial liquid-propellant launch vehicles — operates the Ceres-1 solid rocket for small satellite launches.

  • iSpace (Interstellar Glory) · Startup · Beijing

    Develops the Hyperbola series of commercial launch vehicles and reusable shuttle concepts — first Chinese private company to reach orbit with a solid rocket.

  • Jiuzhou Yunjian (Beijing) Space Technology · Startup · Beijing

    Chinese rocket engine startup — develops reusable Longyun methalox engines, seven of which powered the Long March 12A first stage on its December 2025 debut.

  • LandSpace · Startup · Beijing

    Develops the Zhuque series of commercial launch vehicles including China's first methane-fuelled orbital rocket.

  • Lingkong Tianxing (Space Transportation) · Startup · Beijing

    Developing ultra-high-speed hypersonic space planes for point-to-point passenger transport — targets intercontinental travel in under an hour using aerospace propulsion technology.

  • OneSpace (Zero Gravity Space) · Startup · Beijing

    Develops the OS-X and OS-M solid-fuel commercial launch vehicles — first Chinese private company to reach space with a self-developed rocket, targeting small satellite dedicated…

  • Orienspace · Startup · Xi'an

    Develops the Gravity series of large commercial launch vehicles using liquid and solid hybrid propulsion — targeting heavy-lift capability for the Chinese commercial launch market.

  • SAST (Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) · Research Institution · Shanghai

    CASC subsidiary and major design and production centre for liquid rockets, air defense systems, satellite platforms and space transportation in Shanghai.

  • Space Epoch (Beijing Jianyuan Technology) · Startup · Beijing

    Develops stainless-steel fully reusable liquid rockets inspired by SpaceX's approach — targeting orbital launches with vertical takeoff and landing vehicles for the Chinese comm…

  • Space Pioneer (Tianbing Technology) · Startup · Beijing

    Develops the Tianlong series of liquid-fueled commercial launch vehicles — the Tianlong-2 became the first Chinese private methane rocket to reach orbit.

  • Space Trek (Xingtu Exploration) · Startup · Beijing

    Develops sounding rockets and hypersonic suborbital testbeds for scientific research, atmosphere exploration and hypersonic vehicle technology validation.

United Kingdom (16)

  • Alba Orbital · Startup · Glasgow

    Glasgow PocketQube satellite company — designs, builds and launches PocketQubes and brokers rideshare launches for customers.

  • B2Space · Startup · Newport

    Welsh near-space company — operates stratospheric balloon platforms for high-altitude pseudo-satellite missions and near-space testing of space hardware.

  • Commercial Space Technologies Ltd (CST) · Private Company · London

    London space consultancy — provides technical consultancy, mission management and launch brokerage, having placed over 80 small satellites on launches.

  • Magdrive · Startup · Harwell

    British spacecraft propulsion startup — develops compact plasma thrusters using solid metal propellant for small satellites.

  • Mars Space Ltd (MSL) · Private Company · Southampton

    Southampton space engineering firm — develops and tests electric propulsion systems, hollow cathodes and CubeSat thrusters; part of Aerospazio group.

  • North Coast Space Cluster · Industry Association · Inverness

    Scottish regional space cluster for the North Highlands and Moray — building a launch and tracking ecosystem around Space Hub Sutherland.

  • Orbex · Startup · Forres

    Develops the Prime rocket for dedicated small satellite launches from European spaceports. Most of its UK assets were acquired by Portugal's Omnidea.

  • Pulsar Fusion · Startup · Bletchley

    UK propulsion developer — tests hybrid rocket engines and is building a Direct Fusion Drive plasma rocket at its Bletchley facility.

  • Reaction Engines · Private Company · Abingdon

    Develops revolutionary SABRE propulsion technology enabling single-stage-to-orbit and hypersonic flight.

  • SaxaVord Spaceport · Spaceport/Launch Site · Unst

    Scottish spaceport on Unst, Shetland — vertical launch site on the Lamba Ness peninsula, formerly Shetland Space Centre (renamed 2021).

  • Skyrora · Startup · Edinburgh

    Scottish launch vehicle developer — building the Skyrora XL orbital rocket to provide sovereign UK launch, with engine test sites around the UK.

  • SmallSpark Space Systems · Startup · Cardiff

    Welsh space startup — develops cloud-based spacecraft mission design software, payload interface units and small chemical propulsion systems.

  • Snowdonia Aerospace Centre · Spaceport/Launch Site · Llanbedr

    Welsh aerospace test site at Llanbedr airfield — designated candidate UK horizontal launch spaceport with its own restricted airspace for flight trials.

  • Spaceport Cornwall · Spaceport/Launch Site · Newquay

    UK horizontal-launch spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay — first UK spaceport licensee (2022), hosting space and drone operations.

  • SteamJet Space Systems · Startup · Birmingham

    British spacecraft propulsion startup — builds electrothermal water-based thrusters for CubeSats and small satellites.

  • Westcott Space Cluster · Industry Association · Aylesbury

    UK regional space cluster at Westcott Venture Park, Buckinghamshire — focused on propulsion testing, in-orbit servicing and 5G testbeds.

Spain (15)

  • Aernnova Aerospace · Private Company · Vitoria-Gasteiz

    Tier 1 aerospace manufacturer providing aerostructures and engineering services — develops composite structures for launch vehicles, satellite fairings and re-entry vehicles in …

  • AEROS Ecosystem · Industry Association · Viladecans

    Cluster grouping the aeronautical and space ecosystem of Catalonia, boosting business opportunities.

  • Arkadia Space · Startup · Castellón

    Spanish green propulsion startup — develops hydrogen peroxide mono- and bipropellant thrusters for satellites and space vehicles.

  • Asociación Cosmic Research · Research Institution · Barcelona

    Student association developing low-cost suborbital rockets for peaceful applications.

  • IENAI SPACE · Startup · Leganés

    Spanish space propulsion startup — develops ATHENA electrospray thrusters for small satellites and mission-analysis software, born in the UC3M ecosystem.

  • Kreios Space · Startup · Nigrán

    Develops electric propulsion systems for satellites in very low Earth orbits.

  • OBA Space · Startup · Vélez-Málaga

    Develops an electromagnetic orbital launcher to accelerate payloads to orbital velocity without conventional rockets — targeting CubeSat deployment to high orbits and Earth-Moon…

  • OCCAM Space · Startup · Coslada

    Develops compact, modular satellite platforms and in-space propulsion systems for commercial and government LEO missions — focused on rapid manufacturing and affordable access t…

  • Pangea Propulsion · Startup · Barcelona

    Efficient and sustainable propulsion systems.

  • Plasmas and Space Propulsion Team (EP2), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Academic Institution · Leganés

    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid research group — models and tests electric space thrusters, magnetic nozzles and plasma-spacecraft interaction.

  • PLD Space · Startup · Elche

    Develops the MIURA reusable launch vehicle family — Europe's leading private rocket manufacturer.

  • UARX Space · Startup · Nigrán

    Galician in-space transportation startup — builds CubeSat dispensers such as RAMI (flown on Ariane 6) and the OSSIE orbital transfer vehicle.

  • UPC Space Program · Academic Institution · Barcelona

    Student project developing aeronautics and space technologies at UPC — largest of its kind.

  • Xiroi Aerospace · Startup · Barcelona

    Develops and commercialises micropropulsion systems for small satellites.

  • Zero 2 Infinity · Private Company · Barberà del Vallès

    Pioneer in near-space flights and balloon-based satellite launch systems.

Japan (12)

  • Hokkaido Spaceport (HOSPO) / SPACE COTAN Co., Ltd. · Spaceport/Launch Site · Taiki

    Japanese commercial spaceport in Taiki, Hokkaido — built by Taiki town and operated by SPACE COTAN for orbital and suborbital launches.

  • IHI Aerospace · Private Company · Koto

    Develops solid rocket motors, launch vehicle upper stages and spacecraft structural components for JAXA and commercial customers.

  • Innovative Space Carrier Inc. (ISC) · Startup · Tokyo

    Japanese launch startup developing the ASCA family of reusable rockets, from the ASCA 1 small launcher to future crewed spaceplanes.

  • Interstellar Technologies · Startup · Taiki

    Develops the ZERO orbital launch vehicle using green propellants to provide low-cost launch services for small satellites.

  • JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) · Government Agency · Chōfu

    Japan's national aerospace and space exploration agency.

  • Letara Ltd. · Startup · Sapporo

    Hokkaido University spin-out in Sapporo — develops safe plastic-fuel hybrid thrusters for small satellites and larger hybrid rocket systems.

  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Space) · Private Company · Minato

    Develops and produces H-IIA/H3 launch vehicles and related space systems for Japan.

  • Pale Blue Inc. · Startup · Kashiwa

    Japanese propulsion startup — develops and manufactures water-based electric and resistojet propulsion systems for small satellites.

  • PD Aerospace · Startup · Nagoya

    Develops fully reusable suborbital spaceplanes using a patented switchable air-breathing/rocket engine — targeting space tourism and suborbital cargo transport services.

  • Space BD Inc. · Startup · Tokyo

    Japanese space services company — provides launch brokerage, ISS deployment and experiment services and in-orbit demonstration support.

  • Space One · Private Company · Minato

    Develops the solid-fueled Kairos small satellite launch vehicle — operates from Spaceport Kii, Japan's first private commercial spaceport, targeting dedicated small satellite la…

  • SPACE WALKER Inc. · Startup · Tokyo

    Japanese startup developing a winged reusable suborbital spaceplane and selling composite high-pressure tanks made at its Nagasaki plant.

Australia (7)

  • Delta-V Industries · Startup · Smithfield

    Develops innovative bladeless-pump rocket propulsion systems for affordable and reusable small-lift launch vehicles.

  • Gilmour Space Technologies · Startup · Helensvale

    Australia's largest sovereign rocket and satellite manufacturer — develops the Eris orbital launch vehicle and ElaraSat platform.

  • NH Micro · Private Company · Sydney

    Contract manufacturer specialising in ultra-precise machined components for aerospace, quantum computing and scientific instrumentation — 5-axis CNC and Wire EDM.

  • Romar Engineering · Private Company · Sefton

    Designs and manufactures precision fluid control systems for space — cryogenic valves, additive manufacturing and polymer science for launchers and spacecraft.

  • Southern Launch · Private Company · Hindmarsh

    Australian launch services provider operating multiple launch ranges including Whalers Way and Koonibba Test Range.

  • Sunburnt Space · Startup · Brookvale

    Builds scalable and recoverable rocket systems for payload delivery from Australian soil — developing the Mini Meggs test rocket and Meggs Jr suborbital vehicle.

  • VXB Aerospace · Startup · Eveleigh

    Developed the first generative design software platform for rapid aerospace hardware creation — used to build the Zephyr Hall Thruster satellite propulsion system.

India (7)

  • Agnikul Cosmos · Startup · Chennai

    Develops the Agnibaan configurable launch vehicle featuring the world's first single-piece 3D-printed semi-cryogenic rocket engine.

  • Bellatrix Aerospace · Startup · Bengaluru

    Develops green and electric propulsion systems for satellites and in-space transportation using water-based and Hall-effect thrusters.

  • EtherealX · Startup · Bengaluru

    Indian launch startup in Bengaluru — developing Razor Crest Mk-1, a fully reusable medium-lift rocket targeting a first flight in 2027.

  • ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) · Government Agency · Bengaluru

    India's national space agency — pioneers cost-effective launch vehicles, satellites and planetary missions.

  • Manastu Space Technologies · Startup · Navi Mumbai

    Indian propulsion startup from IIT Bombay — develops hydrazine-free green propulsion systems and thrusters for small satellites, tested on ISRO's POEM-4.

  • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) · Government Agency · Bengaluru

    Indian state-owned company under the Department of Space — commercialises ISRO launch services, satellites, technology transfer and space assets.

  • Skyroot Aerospace · Startup · Hyderabad

    India's leading private launch company — develops the Vikram series of launch vehicles for small satellite missions.

Italy (7)

  • Aerospazio Tecnologie · Testing Facility · Rapolano Terme

    Italian SME — provides vacuum-chamber testing and engineering for electric space propulsion, plus EMI/EMC and thermal-vacuum tests.

  • Avio · Private Company · Colleferro

    Develops and produces launch vehicles, rocket propulsion systems and space propulsion components.

  • Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA) · Research Institution · Capua

    Italian Aerospace Research Centre — runs the national aerospace research programme PRO.R.A. with wind tunnels and space re-entry test facilities.

  • Grottaglie Spaceport (Taranto-Grottaglie Airport) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Grottaglie

    Italian horizontal spaceport at Taranto-Grottaglie airport — designated in 2018 for suborbital flights and managed by Aeroporti di Puglia.

  • Sidereus Space Dynamics · Startup · Salerno

    Italian launch startup — develops EOS, a small reusable single-stage-to-orbit rocket, and its MR-5 LOX/kerosene engine, with R&D in Turin.

  • SITAEL · Private Company · Mola di Bari

    Develops electric propulsion systems, small satellites and launch vehicles for commercial and institutional customers.

  • T4i – Technology for Propulsion and Innovation · Startup · Padova

    University of Padua spin-off — builds electric (REGULUS), cold-gas, monopropellant and hybrid propulsion for small satellites and launchers.

Brazil (6)

  • AEB (Brazilian Space Agency) · Government Agency · Brasília

    Brazil's civilian space agency — coordinates the national space programme, satellite development and Alcântara launch centre.

  • Centro de Lançamento da Barreira do Inferno (CLBI) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Parnamirim

    Brazilian Air Force rocket launch centre near Natal — launches sounding rockets and provides tracking support for Alcântara and foreign launches.

  • Centro de Lançamento de Alcântara (CLA) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Alcântara

    Brazilian Air Force spaceport near the equator in Maranhão — hosts sounding rocket campaigns and commercial launches such as Innospace's HANBIT-Nano.

  • Fibraforte Engenharia · Private Company · São José dos Campos

    Brazilian space engineering firm — develops satellite propulsion subsystems and hydrazine thrusters, including the propulsion for Amazonia-1.

  • Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) · Government Agency · São José dos Campos

    Brazilian Air Force aerospace institute under DCTA — develops sounding rockets (VSB-30, VS-30, S30) and Brazil's satellite launch vehicles such as VLM-1.

  • PION Labs · Startup · São Paulo

    Brazilian NewSpace startup — builds picosatellites, hybrid sounding rockets and educational CanSat/CubeSat kits, and runs the Latin American Space Challenge.

South Korea (6)

  • Hanwha Aerospace · Private Company · Changwon

    South Korean aerospace and defence group — system integrator and engine maker for the Nuri launch vehicle and parent of Satrec Initiative.

  • Innospace · Private Company · Sejong

    South Korean launch vehicle developer — builds hybrid-propellant HANBIT rockets for small-satellite launches from Alcantara, Brazil.

  • KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) · Research Institution · Daejeon

    Korea's space research institute developing launch vehicles, satellites and space exploration systems.

  • KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration) · Government Agency · Sacheon

    South Korea's new standalone space administration — leads Korean space exploration and sovereign launch ambitions.

  • Perigee Aerospace · Startup · Daejeon

    South Korean launch startup — develops the Blue Whale 1 methane-fuelled small orbital launch vehicle for small satellites.

  • Unastella · Startup · Seoul

    South Korean launch startup developing UNA EXPRESS kerosene-LOX rockets for small satellite launch and future crewed suborbital flights.

Austria (4)

  • ENPULSION GmbH · Startup · Wiener Neustadt

    Austrian electric propulsion company — FOTEC spin-off producing FEEP ion thrusters for small satellites at scale in Wiener Neustadt.

  • FOTEC Forschungs- und Technologietransfer GmbH (FOTEC) · Research Institution · Wiener Neustadt

    Austrian research subsidiary of FH Wiener Neustadt — develops FEEP electric and green chemical propulsion and runs propulsion test facilities for space.

  • GATE Space · Startup · Vienna

    Austrian in-space mobility startup in Vienna — builds the refuelable green-propellant GATE Jetpack propulsion unit for ESPA-class satellites.

  • Peak Technology GmbH · Private Company · Holzhausen

    Austrian composite manufacturer — produces high-pressure tanks and lightweight structures for satellites and launch vehicles, including Galileo.

Portugal (4)

  • Active Space Technologies · Private Company · Coimbra

    Develops guidance, navigation and control systems and propulsion components for launchers and satellites.

  • Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) · Spaceport/Launch Site · Vila do Porto

    Portuguese spaceport consortium — holds Portugal's first spaceport licence for the Malbusca Launch Centre on Santa Maria, Azores.

  • Omnidea · Private Company · Lisbon

    Portuguese space propulsion company — makes valves, thrusters and fluid-control components for satellites and launchers, and leads micro-launcher work.

  • Optimal Structural Solutions (OPTIMAL) · Private Company · Cascais

    Portuguese composite and metallic structures manufacturer — builds structures, tooling and MGSE for space, aeronautics and defence, with a space unit in Porto.

Argentina (3)

  • Epic Aerospace · Startup · Buenos Aires

    Argentine-founded space tug startup — builds Chimera orbital transfer vehicles in Buenos Aires and Montevideo for LEO and GEO deliveries.

  • TLON Space · Private Company · Buenos Aires

    Argentine launch startup — develops the Aventura I hybrid-propellant small launcher for nanosatellites, to fly from the Malacara spaceport.

  • Vehículos Espaciales de Nueva Generación S.A. (VENG) · Private Company · Buenos Aires

    Argentine state-majority space company under CONAE — prime contractor for the Tronador II launcher and VEx test vehicles.

Canada (3)

  • Canada Rocket Company · Startup · Toronto

    Canadian launch vehicle startup — developing the R-1 light-lift and reusable R-2 medium-lift rockets for sovereign Canadian access to space.

  • Maritime Launch Services · Spaceport/Launch Site · Halifax

    Canadian commercial launch site developer — building and operating Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso for orbital and suborbital launches.

  • Reaction Dynamics (RDX) · Startup · Longueuil

    Quebec launch startup developing hybrid rocket engines and the Aurora small-satellite launch vehicle, with a first test flight planned in Australia.

Netherlands (3)

  • Bradford Space · Private Company · Heerle

    Dutch-rooted propulsion and AOCS company — builds green HPGP, water and cold-gas thrusters and spacecraft subsystems.

  • ISISPACE Group (Innovative Solutions In Space) · Private Company · Delft

    Dutch small satellite company — builds CubeSats and smallsat missions and supplies satellite subsystems and launch services, a spin-off of TU Delft.

  • T-Minus Engineering · Private Company · Delft

    Dutch rocket company — develops and launches DART and Barracuda solid-fuel sounding rockets for science and defence testing.

Switzerland (3)

  • Akademische Raumfahrt Initiative Schweiz (ARIS) · Non-profit · Dübendorf

    Swiss student space association founded at ETH Zurich — develops hybrid and liquid rocket engines, sounding rockets and CubeSats with about 400 students.

  • APCO Technologies · Private Company · Aigle

    Swiss space equipment manufacturer — builds satellite and launcher structures, mechanical ground support equipment and Kourou services.

  • Beyond Gravity · Private Company · Zurich

    Swiss space supplier owned by the Swiss state — makes launcher fairings, satellite structures, mechanisms and electronics.

Denmark (2)

  • Copenhagen Suborbitals · Non-profit · Copenhagen

    Danish volunteer-run crewed spaceflight project — develops and launches amateur rockets and capsules, working toward the crewed Spica rocket.

  • EuroSpaceport · Startup · Copenhagen

    Danish offshore launch startup — developing Spaceport North Sea, a sea-based launch platform on a converted wind turbine vessel operating from Esbjerg.

French Guiana (2)

  • Air Liquide Spatial Guyane (ALSG) · Private Company · Kourou

    Air Liquide subsidiary at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou — produces liquid hydrogen and oxygen and supplies ground fluids for Ariane launches.

  • Regulus · Private Company · Kourou

    Avio–ArianeGroup joint venture in Kourou — runs the Guiana propellant plant casting solid rocket motors for Ariane 6 and Vega-C.

Ireland (2)

  • Réaltra Space Systems Engineering · Private Company · Dublin

    Irish space electronics company — designs and builds high-reliability electronics such as video telemetry for Ariane 6 and payload interface units for ESA missions.

  • SUAS Aerospace · Startup · Cork

    Irish launch services startup — is developing a commercial spaceport in Ireland and partnering on the Pathfinder suborbital rocket launch.

New Zealand (2)

  • Dawn Aerospace · Startup · Christchurch

    Develops reusable spaceplanes and green satellite propulsion systems for sustainable access to space.

  • Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre · Spaceport/Launch Site · Kaitorete

    New Zealand aerospace test site at Kaitorete — Crown and rūnanga joint venture with a 1 km runway hosting horizontal space launch and stratospheric flight tests.

Norway (2)

  • Andøya Space · Private Company · Andøya

    Norwegian aerospace company operating the Andøya Spaceport — provides suborbital and orbital launch services, defence test range and space education from the Arctic.

  • Nammo · Private Company · Raufoss

    Develops hybrid rocket propulsion systems — active in space launch vehicle and sounding rocket propulsion.

Singapore (2)

  • Aliena · Startup · Singapore

    Singapore space propulsion startup spun out of NTU — builds Hall-effect electric thrusters for small satellites and plans VLEO imaging missions.

  • Equatorial Space Systems · Startup · Singapore

    Singapore launch startup developing hybrid-propellant sounding rockets (Dorado) and launch services, with test operations in Australia.

South Africa (2)

  • DeltaV Aerospace · Startup · Cape Town

    Specialises in design, simulation, AIT and testing of aerospace propulsion and satellite components — develops gas turbines, rocket motors, liquid engines and small launcher sys…

  • Houwteq (Denel Aerospace) · Government Agency · Grabouw

    South Africa's national rocket propulsion and aerospace test facility — conducts solid rocket motor development, propulsion testing and aerospace vehicle integration for governm…

Ukraine (2)

United Arab Emirates (2)

  • LEAP 71 · Startup · Dubai

    Dubai computational engineering company — uses its Noyron model to generate and hot-fire test AI-designed, 3D-printed rocket engines.

  • Propulsion and Space Research Center (PSRC), Technology Innovation Institute · Research Institution · Abu Dhabi

    Abu Dhabi research centre of TII — develops rocket and electric propulsion and space exploration tech, incl. the UAE's first liquid rocket engine.

Belgium (1)

Finland (1)

  • Aurora Propulsion Technologies · Startup · Tampere

    Develops propulsion and deorbiting systems for small satellites enabling sustainable orbital operations.

Greece (1)

  • INASCO Hellas · Private Company · Glyfada

    Greek aerospace engineering SME — manufactures composite and metallic space structures such as the CFRP panels of ESA PLATO's optical bench.

Iran (1)

  • ISA (Iranian Space Agency) · Government Agency · Tehran

    Iran's space agency — manages national satellite development and the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Complex.

Israel (1)

  • Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) · Private Company · Lod

    Israeli state-owned aerospace and defence company — Israel's main space prime, building Ofeq, EROS, AMOS and TecSAR satellites and the Shavit launcher.

Kenya (1)

  • Nakuja Space · Startup · Nairobi

    Kenya's university-based rocket development team — building liquid-propellant launch vehicles and propulsion systems at JKUAT, pioneering indigenous launch capability in East Af…

North Korea (1)

  • NATA (North Korea) · Government Agency · Pyongyang

    North Korea's National Aerospace Technology Administration — manages satellite launches and the Sohae Space Launch Centre.

Oman (1)

  • Etlaq Spaceport · Spaceport/Launch Site · Duqm

    Commercial spaceport near Duqm Special Economic Zone — supports suborbital and orbital launches, rocket testing and space research; backed by NASCOM and Omantel.

Poland (1)

  • SpaceForest sp. z o.o. · Startup · Gdynia

    Polish launch startup — develops the PERUN hybrid-propellant suborbital rocket and SF-1000 engine under an ESA Boost! contract.

Russia (1)

  • Roscosmos · Government Agency · Moscow

    Russian state space corporation responsible for spaceflight, launch vehicles and space exploration.

Sweden (1)

Taiwan (1)

Turkey (1)

  • Fergani Space · Startup · Istanbul

    Turkish private space company of the Baykar ecosystem — builds FGN-100 satellites and orbital transfer vehicles for a navigation constellation.