Concise original overview of commercial satellite constellations,
small satellite rocket launchers and NewSpace funding options.
Sister websites www.nanosats.eu and www.factoriesinspace.com
Aiming to gather all commercial satellite constellations (megaconstellations) to this database. Active, planned and cancelled initiatives included.
Likely the first of its kind in public. First created in 2016 and constellations added one-by-one as discovered.
Organization | Launched / Planned | First launch | Form factor | Field | Funding | Image |
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AprizeSat | 12 / 12 | 2002 | Microsat | IoT / M2M, AIS | Yes, ? | |
SaudiComsat | 7 / 24 | 2004 | Microsat | IoT / M2M | Yes, ? | |
ExactEarth | 68 / 67 | 2008 | Hosted, Microsat | AIS | Yes, ? | |
Planet Labs (RapidEye) | 5 / 5 | 2008 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes, ? | |
Globalstar (Second-Generation) | 25 / 42 | 2010 | Satellite | Internet, IoT / M2M, Orbital Data Relay, Direct-to-Cell, Satellite-to-Cellphone | Yes, ? | |
Orbcomm (OG2) | 51 / 52 | 2012 | Microsat, Smallsat, 3U | IoT / M2M, AIS | Yes, ? | |
SES (O3b / mPOWER) | 24 / 70 | 2013 | Satellite | Internet | Yes, ? | |
Planet Labs (Flock, Dove, SuperDove) | 592 / 150 | 2013 | 3U | Earth Observation, Optical | $374M+ | |
Planet Labs (Terra Bella, Skybox) | 15 / 24 | 2013 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes, ? | |
Spire (Lemur) | 182 / 150 | 2013 | 3U, 6U, 16U | Weather, AIS, ADS-B, Constellation-As-A-Service, GNSS Reflectometry, GNSS Radio Occultation, GNSS-RO, GNSS-R, Hosted Payloads, Microwave Sounder, Earthquake Monitoring | $220M+ | |
AAC Clyde Space (xSPANCION, Kelpie) | 2 / 10 | 2014 | 6U | Constellation-As-A-Service, AIS | $22.5M+ | |
SSTL (DMC-3/TripleSat) | 3 / 3 | 2015 | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes, ? | |
Chang Guang (Jilin-1) | 129 / 300 | 2015 | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical, Video, Night Lights | $375M+ | |
BlackSky | 20 / 16 | 2016 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical, Hyperspectral | $253.5M | |
GHGSat | 12 / 10 | 2016 | 16U, Microsat | Emissions Monitoring | $70M | |
Satellogic | 43 / 90 | 2016 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Optical, Video, Constellation-As-A-Service | $79M+ | |
SpaceWill | 5 / 16 | 2016 | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes, ? | |
Aireon | 75 / 75 | 2017 | Hosted | ADS-B | $50M | |
DDK Positioning | 75 / 75 | 2017 | Hosted | GNSS | Yes | |
Iridium (NEXT) | 75 / 75 | 2017 | Satellite | Internet, IoT / M2M, Orbital Data Relay, Constellation-As-A-Service, Direct-to-Cell, Satellite-to-Cellphone | $3B+ | |
Satelles | 66 / 66 | 2017 | Satellite | GNSS, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing) | $29.3M | |
GeoOptics (CICERO) | 9 / 50 | 2017 | 6U, 12U | Weather, GNSS-RO, GNSS Radio Occultation | $5.15M | |
Hongyun / Xingyun (Xingyun-2) | 4 / 80 | 2017 | Smallsat | Internet, IoT / M2M | $404M+ | |
Zhuhai Orbita (Zhuhai-1) | 12 / 10 | 2017 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | Yes | |
Telesat (Lightspeed) | 3 / 198 | 2017 | Smallsat | Internet | $4B | |
Canon | 1 / 100 | 2017 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes | |
HEAD Aerospace (Skywalker) | 14 / 48 | 2017 | Microsat | IoT / M2M, AIS, ADS-B, VDES (AIS 2.0) | Yes | |
Helios Wire | 5 / 30 | 2017 | 6U, 16U | IoT / M2M | $1M | |
SpacePharma | 2 / ? | 2017 | 3U | Hosted Payloads, Microgravity Experiments | $5M+ | |
ADASPACE (Xingshidai) | 15 / 192 | 2018 | Microsat, CubeSat | Earth Observation, Optical | $125M+ | |
Aistech (Guardian, DANU, HYDRA) | 4 / 20 | 2018 | 6U, 2U | Infrared, IoT / M2M, ADS-B, AIS | $0.4M+ | |
Astranis (MicroGEO) | 2 / ? | 2018 | Smallsat | Internet | $350M+ | |
Astrocast | 20 / 80 | 2018 | 3U | IoT / M2M | $67M+ | |
Aurora Insight | 3 / 12 | 2018 | 6U | RF Spectrum Monitoring, RF Geolocation | $19M | |
Capella Space (Acadia, Whitney) | 12 / 40 | 2018 | Microsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $200M+ | |
Earth-i (Vivid-i) | 1 / 15 | 2018 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical, Video | $3.5M | |
Fleet Space (Alpha) | 7 / 140 | 2018 | Microsat, 6U, 3U, 12U, 1.5U | IoT / M2M | $70.3M+ | |
Future Navigation (CentiSpace/Xiangrikui) | 6 / 120 | 2018 | Microsat | GNSS, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing) | Yes | |
German Orbital Systems | 4 / ? | 2018 | 3U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Guodian Gaoke (Apocalypse) | 17 / 38 | 2018 | 6U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
HawkEye 360 | 21 / 60 | 2018 | Microsat | RF Spectrum Monitoring, RF Geolocation | $578M | |
Hedron (Fast Pixel) | 2 / 36 | 2018 | 16U, 6U | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | $50M+ | |
Hongyan (CASC) | 1 / 320 | 2018 | Satellite | Internet | Yes | |
ICEYE | 32 / 18 | 2018 | Microsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $304M | |
Kepler Communications (GEN1) | 19 / 140 | 2018 | 6U, 3U | Store-and-Forward, IoT / M2M, Orbital Data Relay | $200M+ | |
Kuva Space | 3 / 100 | 2018 | 6U, 2U | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $23.7M+ | |
Mino Space | 0 / ? | 2018 | Satellite | SAR, Earth Observation | $123M+ | |
Myriota | 3 / 50 | 2018 | 3U | IoT / M2M | $37M | |
OHB Italia (EAGLET) | 1 / 20 | 2018 | 3U | Earth Observation, AIS, Optical | Yes | |
SpaceChain | 6 / ? | 2018 | Hosted | Blockchain, Internet | $0.65M+ | |
Spacety | 22 / 480 | 2018 | CubeSat? | Earth Observation, Optical | $22M+ | |
SpaceX (Starlink Gen1) | 4714 / 4408 | 2018 | Smallsat | Internet | $1B+ | |
Sputnix | 2 / ? | 2018 | 3U | AIS | Yes | |
Swarm Technologies | 189 / 150 | 2018 | 0.25U, 1U | IoT / M2M | $27.7M | |
Acme AtronOmatic (HORIS) | 4 / 150 | 2019 | PocketQube | Earth Observation, Weather, Hyperspectral | Yes | |
Alba Orbital | 15 / ? | 2019 | PocketQube | Earth Observation, Optical, Night Lights | $3.4M+ | |
AST (SpaceMobile) | 2 / 243 | 2019 | Microsat, ? | Internet, Direct-to-Cell, Space-Based Cellular Broadband, Satellite-to-Cellphone | $128M+ | |
OneWeb (Gen 2) | 1 / ? | ? | Smallsat | Internet | $4.6B ($2.7B) | |
Axelspace (GRUS) | 9 / 50 | 2019 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical, Constellation-As-A-Service | $100.8M+ | |
NSLComm | 2 / 264 | 2019 | Smallsat, 6U | Internet, IoT / M2M | $9.25M+ | |
Elbit Systems (NANOVA) | 1 / ? | 2019 | 3U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
OneWeb (Gen 1) | 620 / 648 | 2019 | Smallsat | Internet | $4.6B ($2.7B) | |
Fossa Systems | 21 / 80 | 2019 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | $1M+ | |
Hera Systems | 1 / 50 | 2019 | 12U | Earth Observation, Optical | $5.2M+ | |
iQPS | 6 / 36 | 2019 | Microsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $90M+ | |
KLEO | 2 / 300 | 2019 | Smallsat, Microsat | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Lacuna Space | 6 / 240 | 2019 | 3U, 6U | IoT / M2M | $5.9M | |
Lynk | 8 / 10 | 2019 | Microsat, Hosted, CubeSat? | IoT / M2M, Satellite-to-Cellphone, Internet, Direct-to-Cell | $30M | |
Ningxia / Zhongzi | 10 / ? | 2019 | Smallsat | SIGINT, RF Spectrum Monitoring | Yes | |
Orbital Micro Systems | 1 / 40 | 2019 | 3U? | Weather | $4.2M | |
QianSheng | 1 / 20 | 2019 | Microsat | Earth Observation, IoT / M2M, Hyperspectral, SAR, Infrared | Yes | |
SatRev (STORK / REC) | 9 / 1024 | 2019 | 6U, 2U | Earth Observation, Optical, Moon | $39M+ | |
Sen (EarthTV) | 1 / ? | 2019 | 16U | Earth Observation, Optical, Video | $4.3M+ | |
Shanghai Lizheng Satellite | 1 / 90 | 2019 | Microsat | GNSS, IoT / M2M, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing) | Yes | |
Stara Space | 2 / 120 | 2019 | PocketQube | Orbital Data Relay, Data Storage | $1M+ | |
Unseenlabs | 11 / 25 | 2019 | 6U | RF Spectrum Monitoring, RF Geolocation | $33M+ | |
ZeroG Lab (Lingque, Magpie, Golden Bauhinia) | 7 / 132 | 2019 | 6U, Microsat, ? | Earth Observation, Optical | $3.2M | |
AT&T | 1 / ? | 2020 | CubeSat? | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
China Electronics (Tianxian) | 1 / 96 | 2020 | Smallsat | SAR, Earth Observation | Yes | |
Galaxy Space (Yinhe) | 8 / 1000 | 2020 | Smallsat | Internet, 5G | Yes | |
Golbriak Space | 2 / ? | 2020 | 6U, ? | Laser Communications | $0.2M+ | |
Kleos Space | 16 / 40 | 2020 | CubeSat | AIS, RF Geolocation, RF Spectrum Monitoring, SIGINT | $33M+ | |
PlanetiQ (GNOMES) | 4 / 20 | 2020 | Microsat | Weather, GNSS-RO, GNSS Radio Occultation | $23.9M | |
SATLANTIS (GEI-SAT, GEISAT)) | 1 / 3 | 2020 | Microsat, ? | Earth Observation, Optical, Emissions Monitoring | $40.2M | |
Smart Satellite | 1 / 12 | 2020 | Smallsat, Satellite | SAR, Earth Observation | $1.4M | |
Spacety (SAR) | 2 / 56 | 2020 | Smallsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $22M+ | |
Synspective (StriX) | 3 / 30 | 2020 | Smallsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $200M | |
Aerospacelab (VHR) | 3 / ? | 2021 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical | $71M+ | |
Airbus (Pleiades Neo) | 4 / 4 | 2021 | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes | |
Apogeo Space (PiCo (FEES Cluster)) | 11 / ? | 2021 | 0.33U | IoT / M2M | $5M+ | |
Care Weather | 2 / 50 | 2021 | PocketQube, 1U | Weather | $0.5M+ | |
Cshark | 1 / ? | 2021 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Elecnor Deimos (NEPTUNO) | 1 / ? | 2021 | 3U | AIS, Maritime | Yes | |
Geely (GeeSAT) | 9 / 240 | 2021 | Smallsat | Internet | $326M+ | |
Hangsheng Satellite (Zhongan Guotong 1) | 1 / ? | 2021 | ? | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes | |
Hydra Space | 5 / ? | 2021 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | Seed | |
Loft Orbital (YAM) | 3 / 10 | 2021 | Microsat | Constellation-As-A-Service, Hosted Payloads, Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $156.2M | |
OQ Technology | 7 / 60 | 2021 | CubeSat, 1U? | IoT / M2M | $15M+ | |
Orbital Sidekick (GHOSt) | 5 / 14 | 2021 | Microsat, ? | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $46.7M+ | |
Orbitare (Spaceloop) | 2 / 126 | 2021 | CubeSat | IoT / M2M | $0.05M+ | |
Quub | 3 / 240 | 2021 | PocketQube, 3U | Earth Observation | Yes, ? | |
Sateliot (GroundBreaker) | 5 / 250 | 2021 | 3U | IoT / M2M, Satellite-to-Cellphone, Direct-to-Cell | $14.4M+ | |
Spacety (Tiansuan, Celestial Calculations) | 1 / 6 | 2021 | CubeSat? | Internet | $22M+ | |
Telnet | 1 / ? | 2021 | 3U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Totum Labs | 1 / 28 | 2021 | 6U | IoT / M2M | $15.2M | |
Umbra | 8 / 24 | 2021 | Microsat | SAR, Earth Observation, RF Spectrum Monitoring | $32M+ | |
WARPSPACE (WarpHub InterSat) | 2 / ? | 2021 | Smallsat | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | $9M | |
Yunyao Yuhang | 2 / 80 | 2021 | ? | Weather | $14.8M+ | |
Xingwang (Chuangxin-20, CX-20) | 12 / 966 | 2021 | Satellite, ? | Internet | Yes, ? | |
ARCA Dynamics | 2 / ? | 2022 | CubeSat | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Earth Observation | €1.2M+ | |
Boeing | 1 / 147 | 2022 | ? | Internet | Yes | |
ConstelIR (HIVE) | 1 / 30 | 2022 | CubeSat? | Infrared, Earth Observation | $47M+ | |
Cryptosat | 2 / ? | 2022 | CubeSat | In-Orbit Computing | $3M | |
E-Space | 3 / 1000 | 2022 | Microsat, ? | Internet, Space Debris Removal, IoT / M2M | $56M | |
Findus Venture | 1 / ? | 2022 | 6U | SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | Yes | |
Hancom | 1 / 50 | 2022 | CubeSat | Earth Observation | Yes | |
Innova Space (Libertadores de América) | 6 / 100 | 2022 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Lunasonde (Gossamer) | 2 / ? | 2022 | 1U, ? | Minerals Prospecting, Subsurface Imaging | Yes | |
Omnispace | 2 / 200 | 2022 | 12U | IoT / M2M, 5G | $60M+ | |
VariSat (Omniteq) (VariSat) | 3 / ? | 2022 | 6U | VHF Radio Communications | Yes | |
Orbital Astronautics (Guardian) | 6 / ? | 2022 | 6U | Orbital Data Relay, 3D Imaging, SAR | Yes | |
OroraTech (FOREST, Walker-Star) | 2 / 100 | 2022 | 6U, 3U | Weather, Infrared | $25M+ | |
PION Labs | 1 / ? | 2022 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Pixxel | 2 / 36 | 2022 | Microsat, ?, 6U | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $71M+ | |
Plan-S | 5 / ? | 2022 | 6U, 3U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Efir / Sfera (Skif) | 1 / 640 | 2022 | Smallsat | Internet, Earth Observation, Optical | Yes | |
WISeSat Space | 2 / ? | 2022 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Xona Space Systems | 1 / 300 | 2022 | Microsat | GNSS, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing) | $25M | |
Amazon (Project Kuiper) | 2 / 3236 | 2023 | Microsat | Internet | Yes | |
Digantara | 1 / ? | 2023 | CubeSat, 6U, 12U | SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | $12.6M | |
EOS (EOSAgriSat) | 1 / 12 | 2023 | Microsat | Earth Observation, SAR | Yes | |
EllipSpace (Starpool (Xingchi-1)) | 4 / 100 | 2023 | Smallsat, Microsat | Internet, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing), IoT / M2M, Earth Observation | $40M+ | |
Grasp (GAPMAP) | 1 / 10 | 2023 | CubeSat | Emissions Monitoring | $2M | |
Gravity Space | 1 / ? | 2023 | 16U | IoT / M2M, Hosted Payloads | Yes | |
Hello Space | 3 / 80 | 2023 | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Horizon Technologies (Amber) | 1 / 20 | 2023 | 6U, 12U | RF Spectrum Monitoring, SIGINT | Yes | |
Kepler Communications (GEN2, Aether) | 2 / ? | 2023 | Smallsat | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | $200M+ | |
Muon Space | 1 / ? | 2023 | Microsat, ? | Constellation-As-A-Service, Earth Observation, Optical, Hyperspectral, Hosted Payloads | $35M | |
Nara Space | 1 / 100 | 2023 | CubeSat | Earth Observation | $8M+ | |
NuSpace | 1 / ? | 2023 | CubeSat | IoT / M2M | Seed | |
ODIN | 1 / ? | 2023 | CubeSat | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Space Debris Monitoring | ? | |
Open Cosmos (OpenConstellation) | 1 / 25 | 2023 | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Constellation-As-A-Service | $62.6M+ | |
Patriot Infovention | 1 / ? | 2023 | 3U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
PIESAT (Hongtu-1, Nuwa-1) | 4 / 4 | 2023 | Satellite | Earth Observation, SAR | Yes, ? | |
Planet Labs (Pelican) | 1 / 32 | 2023 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes | |
Promethee (JAPETUS) | 1 / 20 | 2023 | Microsat, CubeSat? | Earth Observation, Optical, IoT / M2M | $8M | |
Quantum Generative Materials (GenMat) | 1 / 600 | 2023 | CubeSat, 6U | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | Yes | |
Rogue Space Systems (Orbot) | 1 / 40 | 2023 | 12U, 16U | On-Orbit Servicing, In-Orbit Inspection | $1.6M+ | |
Saab | 1 / 100 | 2023 | 3U | VDES (AIS 2.0) | Yes | |
SatVu | 1 / 8 | 2023 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Infrared | $41.8M+ | |
Sierra Space (SNC) (Vindler) | 4 / 4 | 2023 | 6U | RF Spectrum Monitoring | Yes | |
Sitronics (SITRO-AIS) | 8 / 70 | 2023 | 3U | AIS, Earth Observation | Yes, ? | |
Skysight | 3 / ? | 2023 | Smallsat, ? | SAR, Earth Observation, Infrared | Yes, ? | |
Skykraft (Foundation) | 8 / 210 | 2023 | Microsat, ? | ADS-B, VHF Radio Communications | $86M+ | |
Spacety (Mianyang, Fucheng) | 2 / 6 | 2023 | Satellite | SAR, Earth Observation, InSAR | $22M+ | |
SpaceX (Starlink V2 Mini) | 936 / ? | 2023 | Satellite | Internet | $1B+ | |
Sternula (MARIOT) | 1 / 50 | 2023 | CubeSat? | VDES (AIS 2.0), IoT / M2M | $0.5M+ | |
Tomorrow.io | 2 / 30 | 2023 | Microsat, ? | Weather, Microwave Sounder | $270M+ | |
Transcelestial | 1 / ? | 2023 | CubeSat? | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | $24M | |
TrustPoint | 2 / ? | 2023 | ? | GNSS, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing) | $2M+ | |
Turion Space | 1 / ? | 2023 | Microsat | On-Orbit Servicing, SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Active Debris Removal, Non-Earth Imaging | $4.8M | |
Wyvern | 3 / 36 | 2023 | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $15M+ | |
Xiyong Microelectronics Park (Tianmu-1) | 18 / ? | 2023 | ? | Weather, GNSS Radio Occultation | Yes, ? | |
EnduroSat | 0 / 120 | 2024 | CubeSat? | Earth Observation | $28.6M+ | |
SCOUT | 0 / ? | 2024 | Smallsat, ? | In-Orbit Inspection, SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | $5.5M | |
SpeQtral | 0 / ? | 2024 | CubeSat? | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), Laser Communications | $10.2M | |
Absolut Sensing (GESat) | 0 / 24 | 2024 | 16U | Emissions Monitoring, Hyperspectral | $13M | |
AIRMO | 0 / 12 | 2024 | CubeSat? | Emissions Monitoring, LIDAR | $5.8M+ | |
Albedo Space | 0 / 6 | 2025 | Smallsat, ? | Earth Observation, Optical, Infrared, VLEO | $58M+ | |
Alya Space (Alya 1) | 0 / 108 | 2024 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, SAR | ? | |
Almagest | 0 / 24 | 2024 | ? | Orbital Data Relay, Internet, IoT / M2M | ? | |
Anuvu (Constellation) | 0 / 8 | 2024 | Satellite | Internet | $50M+ | |
Aquarian Space (SOLNET) | 0 / ? | 2024 | ? | Orbital Data Relay, Moon, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing) | $0.7M | |
ArkEdge Space | 0 / 7 | 2024 | 6U | Constellation-As-A-Service, Hosted Payloads, Orbital Data Relay | $22M | |
Astrogate Labs | 0 / ? | 2024 | 3U, 6U | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | Yes | |
Avant Space (Constellation) | 0 / 20 | 2024 | 16U | Orbital Display (Advertising) | ? | |
BAE Systems (Azalea) | 0 / 4 | 2024 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, SAR, Optical, RF Geolocation | Yes, ? | |
Carbon Mapper | 0 / ? | 2024 | Smallsat | Hyperspectral | Yes | |
Guo Wang | 0 / 12992 | 2024 | Satellite, ? | Internet | Yes, ? | |
Climavision | 0 / 50 | 2024 | ? | Weather | $100M | |
COMN | 0 / ? | 2024 | Microsat | Orbital Data Relay | ? | |
D-Orbit (NOCTUA) | 0 / ? | 2024 | Smallsat | SAR, ?, Earth Observation | $11M+ | |
EarthDaily Analytics (EarthDaily) | 0 / 10 | 2024 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical | Yes | |
EchoStar (Lyra) | 0 / 28 | 2024 | Microsat | IoT / M2M | Yes, ? | |
EOI Space (Stingray) | 0 / 30 | 2024 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Optical, VLEO | $2M+ | |
Esper | 0 / 18 | 2024 | CubeSat? | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Emissions Monitoring, Minerals Prospecting | $1.45M+ | |
GalaxEye | 0 / ? | 2024 | ? | Earth Observation, Optical, SAR | $3.5M+ | |
Hubble Network | 0 / 300 | 2024 | ? | IoT / M2M | $20M+ | |
Genesat (G60) | 0 / 1296 | 2024 | Smallsat, ? | Internet | Yes, ? | |
Hydrosat | 0 / 16 | 2024 | Microsat, ? | Earth Observation, Infrared | $35.6M | |
HyperSat | 0 / 6 | 2024 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $85M | |
HySpecIQ (HySpec) | 0 / 12 | 2024 | Satellite | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $20M+ | |
Ingenu (AFNIO) | 0 / 72 | 2024 | Microsat, ? | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Inmarsat (ORCHESTRA) | 0 / 175 | 2024 | Satellite | Internet, Direct-to-Cell, Direct-to-Device, IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Inovor (Skyris / Hyperion) | 0 / ? | 2024 | 12U | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Earth Observation | Yes | |
Kawa Space | 0 / ? | 2024 | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | $0.6M | |
Kineis | 0 / 15 | 2024 | Microsat | IoT / M2M, AIS | $112M | |
Kongsberg | 0 / ? | 2024 | Microsat | AIS, RF Geolocation | Yes | |
LatConnect 60 | 0 / 3 | 2024 | Microsat | RF Spectrum Monitoring, Earth Observation | ? | |
Mangata Networks | 0 / 791 | 2024 | Satellite | Internet, 5G | $33M+ | |
Maxar (WorldView Legion) | 0 / 6 | 2024 | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical, SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | Yes | |
Mission Space | 0 / 24 | 2024 | 3U, 6U | Space Weather | $0.7M+ | |
NorthStar (Skylark) | 0 / 24 | 2024 | 16U, Satellite | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Earth Observation, Infrared, Hyperspectral | $119M+ | |
ONDO Space | 0 / 100 | 2024 | CubeSat | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Planet Labs (Tanager) | 0 / ? | 2024 | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | Yes | |
PierSight | 0 / 32 | 2024 | Microsat | SAR, AIS | $0.6M+ | |
Quantum Space (QuantumNet, Scout) | 0 / 40 | 2024 | Smallsat | Hosted Payloads, PNT (Positioning; Navigation; Timing), SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Orbital Data Relay | $15M+ | |
Rhea Space Activity | 0 / ? | 2024 | CubeSat? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | $0.7M | |
SatSure (KaleidEO) | 0 / 4 | 2024 | Microsat | Earth Observation, Optical | $15M+ | |
SES | 0 / ? | 2024 | Smallsat | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) | Yes | |
Sidus Space (LizzieSat) | 0 / 100 | 2024 | Microsat, ? | Constellation-As-A-Service | $24M | |
Skyloom (Uhura, Node-1, SkyCompass-1) | 0 / ? | 2024 | Microsat | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | $0.1M | |
SpaceAble | 0 / ? | 2024 | CubeSat | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Space Weather | Yes | |
SpaceAlpha Insights (SAR-XL) | 0 / ? | 2024 | Satellite | SAR, Earth Observation | Yes | |
SpaceX (Starlink V2) | 0 / 7500 | 2024 | Satellite | Internet, Direct-to-Cell, Satellite-to-Cellphone | $1B+ | |
Telepix | 0 / ? | 2024 | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Emissions Monitoring | Yes, ? | |
Tianjin Satcom (36 Tiangang) | 0 / 36 | 2024 | ? | SAR, Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Optical | Yes | |
Vyoma Space (Flamingo) | 0 / ? | 2024 | Microsat, ? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | $9.5M+ | |
Xairos | 0 / ? | 2024 | 6U, ? | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), Laser Communications | Yes, ? | |
Xplore (Xcraft) | 0 / 12 | 2024 | Smallsat | Hyperspectral, Earth Observation, SSA (Space Situational Awareness) | $25M+ | |
4pi Lab (EPiC) | 0 / 16 | 2024 | ? | Earth Observation, Infrared | Yes | |
Berkelyn | 0 / ? | 2024 | 16U | Asteroid Prospecting, Orbital Data Relay | ? | |
Laser Light (HALO) | 0 / 12 | 2024 | Smallsat | Laser Communications | ? | |
Methera | 0 / 16 | 2024 | Smallsat | Internet | Seed | |
Metrea (XR) | 0 / 8 | 2024 | Microsat, ? | SAR, Earth Observation | Yes | |
XpressSAR | 0 / 4 | 2024 | Satellite | SAR, Earth Observation | ? | |
Argotec (Andromeda) | 0 / 24 | 2024 | CubeSat? | Orbital Data Relay, Moon | Yes | |
Astrome (Gigamesh / SpaceNet) | 0 / 198 | 2024 | Microsat | Internet | Yes | |
Cloud Constellation (SpaceBelt) | 0 / 12 | 2024 | Smallsat | Data Storage | $100M | |
Hanwha Systems | 0 / 2000 | 2024 | ? | Internet, 6G | Yes | |
Launchspace Technologies | 0 / ? | 2024 | ? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Active Debris Removal | ? | |
Scepter | 0 / 24 | 2024 | Microsat | Emissions Monitoring | ? | |
Amini | 0 / 6 | 2025 | ? | Earth Observation | $6M | |
Crescent Space (Parsec) | 0 / ? | 2025 | Smallsat | Orbital Data Relay, Moon | Yes, ? | |
GALAXIA Mission Systems (MÖBIUS) | 0 / 24 | 2025 | CubeSat | Earth Observation, In-Orbit Computing | $1.5M+ | |
Globalstar (Third Generation) | 0 / 17 | 2025 | Smallsat, ? | Internet, IoT / M2M | Yes, ? | |
MDA (SARnext, CHORUS) | 0 / ? | 2025 | Satellite | SAR, Earth Observation | Yes, ? | |
NUVIEW | 0 / 20 | 2025 | ? | Earth Observation, LIDAR, 3D Imaging | $15M+ | |
PT Scientists | 0 / 3 | 2025 | CubeSat? | In-Orbit Computing | Yes, ? | |
Rapid Cubes | 0 / 4 | 2025 | 16U | IoT / M2M, Hosted Payloads | Yes, ? | |
Rivada (OuterNET) | 0 / 300 | 2025 | Smallsat, ? | Internet | $80M | |
Space Compass (SkyCompass-1) | 0 / ? | 2025 | Satellite | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | $130M+ | |
Startical | 0 / ? | 2025 | CubeSat | ADS-B, VHF Radio Communications | $17.6M+ | |
TALOS (ICARUS) | 0 / 5 | 2025 | CubeSat | IoT / M2M | ? | |
UNIO | 0 / 1000 | 2025 | Smallsat | Internet, Laser Communications | $2.7M+ | |
Xenesis (Intercessor) | 0 / ? | 2025 | ? | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | ? | |
Concert Technologies | 0 / ? | 2025 | CubeSat? | Earth Observation | ? | |
AS23.Space (Nebula Data) | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat | Data Storage | ESA BIC UK | |
Blue Skies Space | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Astrophotography | ? | |
Chascii (INSPIRE) | 0 / ? | ? | 6U | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | ? | |
CurvaNet | 0 / 240 | ? | Smallsat, ? | Internet | Yes, ? | |
Delta Space | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat? | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Hualu Space | 0 / 3 | ? | ? | Orbital Data Relay | Yes, ? | |
Huawei (Hua Chain) | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Internet | Yes, ? | |
iMetalX | 0 / ? | ? | ? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Space Debris Monitoring, Active Debris Removal, Non-Earth Imaging | $0.1M+ | |
LusoSpace | 0 / 12 | ? | CubeSat? | VDES (AIS 2.0), AIS | Yes, ? | |
Nebula Space | 0 / ? | ? | ? | In-Orbit Computing | $0.55M | |
Phantom Space (Phantom Cloud) | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Orbital Data Relay | $5.9M+ | |
Psionic | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Weather | Yes, ? | |
Spin.Works | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat? | Gravity | ? | |
Stellar | 0 / 2464 | ? | ? | Internet | ? | |
ToSpace | 0 / ? | ? | PocketQube, ? | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Tropical Weather Analytics (Hurricane Hunter) | 0 / ? | ? | 12U | Weather | $0.1M+ | |
Viasat (MEO Constellation) | 0 / 20 | ? | Satellite | Internet | Yes, ? | |
AcTLAbS | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Space Debris Monitoring | ? | |
Angkasa-X (A-SEANLINK) | 0 / 500 | ? | ? | Internet | ? | |
Apogee Networks | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Internet | ? | |
BHDynamics | 0 / ? | ? | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Channel Logistics (Space Eyes) | 0 / 5 | ? | ? | SAR, AIS, Earth Observation | ? | |
ExoTerra | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Earth Observation, Optical | $1.5M | |
Hughes | 0 / 1440 | ? | ? | Internet | Yes | |
IMTsrl (BISS) | 0 / ? | ? | 6U | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Infinity Space | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat? | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Minerals Prospecting | ? | |
Marble Imaging | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Earth Observation | ? | |
Meraki Space Systems | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Orbital Data Relay, Moon, Laser Communications | ? | |
Orbit20 | 0 / 3000 | ? | ? | Data Storage | Seed | |
Precursor | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Space Weather, Earthquake Monitoring | ? | |
QEYnet | 0 / ? | ? | Microsat | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), Laser Communications | Yes | |
SaraniaSat | 0 / ? | ? | 6U | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral, Infrared | $5M+ | |
SARsat | 0 / 18 | ? | ? | SAR | ? | |
Space Union | 0 / 32 | ? | CubeSat | Orbital Data Relay | ? | |
SR Space | 0 / ? | ? | Satellite | SAR, Weather, Optical, Infrared, IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Starmesh | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Internet | ? | |
Terra Space | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat? | Earth Observation, Infrared | ? | |
Alen Space | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat | Constellation-As-A-Service, VDES (AIS 2.0) | $1.1M+ | |
Apple | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Internet, Satellite-to-Cellphone, Space-Based Cellular Broadband | Yes, ? | |
Asteroid Mining Corp | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat, ? | Asteroid Prospecting | Yes, ? | |
ConnectX (FIRST) | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Data Storage | ? | |
Live Earth | 0 / 3 | ? | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical, Infrared | ? | |
OrbitGuardians | 0 / ? | ? | CubeSat? | Active Debris Removal, In-Orbit Inspection, SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Space Debris Monitoring | Yes, ? | |
RAL Space | 0 / ? | ? | ? | Weather, Hyperspectral | ? | |
Rocket Lab | 0 / ? | ? | Microsat, ? | Internet, ? | $1B+ | |
Skeyeon | 0 / ? | ? | Smallsat | Earth Observation, VLEO | $1.8M | |
Tekever | 0 / 12 | ? | Microsat | Earth Observation, AIS, ADS-B, IoT / M2M, Optical | $10M | |
Exo Space | 0 / ? | Acquired | CubeSat? | In-Orbit Computing | $0.12M+ | |
PointView (Athena) | 1 / ? | Acquired | Smallsat | Internet | Yes, ? | |
Supersharp | 0 / ? | Acquired | 12U | Earth Observation, Infrared | ? | |
Artemis Space (BEACON) | 0 / ? | Dormant? | CubeSat | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Blink Astro | 1 / ? | Dormant? | 3U | IoT / M2M | Yes, ? | |
Bluefield | 0 / 22 | Dormant? | 16U | Emissions Monitoring | $0.25M | |
Celestial | 0 / ? | Dormant? | Smallsat | Orbital Data Relay | ? | |
Chandah Space | 0 / 20 | Dormant? | ? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), In-Orbit Inspection | ? | |
Karten Space | 0 / 14 | Dormant? | 6U | Earth Observation, Optical, AIS | Yes, ? | |
Koolock | 0 / ? | Dormant? | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Infrared | ? | |
LEOcloud (Space Edge) | 0 / ? | Dormant? | ? | In-Orbit Computing | ? | |
LyteLoop | 0 / ? | Dormant? | Microsat | Data Storage | $40M | |
Moonscape | 0 / ? | Dormant? | ? | Optical, Moon | ? | |
Photonicity | 0 / ? | Dormant? | ? | Wireless Energy Supply | ? | |
Solar.Space | 0 / ? | Dormant? | ? | Wireless Energy Supply | ? | |
Space JLTZ (Gemini) | 1 / 200 | Dormant? | 6U | Earth Observation, IoT / M2M, Optical | Yes | |
Space Systems Engineering | 0 / ? | Dormant? | CubeSat, 24U (4U x 6U) | Earth Observation, Optical | ? | |
Spacefab.US | 0 / ? | Dormant? | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Astrophotography, Hyperspectral | $0.08M | |
StartRocket (Orbital Display) | 0 / ? | Dormant? | CubeSat?, ? | Space Debris Removal, Orbital Display (Advertising), Active Debris Removal | ? | |
4Skies | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Microsat | IoT / M2M | ? | |
406 Aerospace | 0 / ? | Cancelled | ? | Weather, Earth Observation | ? | |
Aerial & Maritime | 0 / 100 | Cancelled | 3U | AIS, ADS-B | $12.2M | |
Arqit | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Microsat, ? | QKD (Quantum Key Distribution), Laser Communications | $70M | |
Astra | 0 / 13620 | Cancelled? | Microsat | Internet | $670M+ | |
Astro Digital (Landmapper) | 8 / 25 | Cancelled? | 6U, 16U | Earth Observation, Optical | $16.7M+ | |
Audacy | 1 / 3 | Cancelled | Smallsat, 3U | Orbital Data Relay | $13.1M | |
B612 Foundation (Sentinel) | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | Microsat | Asteroid Tracking | ? | |
Bitlinq Space | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat? | IoT / M2M, Store-and-Forward | ? | |
Commsat (Ladybug / Ladybird) | 8 / 72 | Cancelled? | Microsat, 6U, 3U | Internet, IoT / M2M, AIS | $69M+ | |
Dauria Aerospace | 2 / 8 | Cancelled | 6U | Earth Observation, Optical | $30M+ | |
Deep Space Industries (BitSat) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | 6U | Asteroid Prospecting | $3.5M+ | |
Dunvegan Space (BitSat) | 0 / 24 | Cancelled | 3U | IoT / M2M, Data Storage | ? | |
EarthNow | 0 / 500 | Cancelled | Smallsat | Earth Observation, Optical | $6.6M | |
Eutelsat (CubeSats) | 2 / ? | Cancelled? | 3U, CubeSat | IoT / M2M | Yes | |
Galaktika (Pulsar) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Microsat | IoT / M2M | ? | |
Gemini Space | 0 / ? | Cancelled | ? | IoT / M2M | ? | |
GomSpace | 0 / 10 | Cancelled | 6U | IoT / M2M | Yes, ? | |
HEO Robotics (ARGUS) | 0 / 12 | Cancelled | CubeSat? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), In-Orbit Inspection | $7.8M+ | |
Hiber | 4 / 48 | Cancelled | 6U, 3U | IoT / M2M | $43.9M | |
HorizonX | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | ? | 5G | ? | |
HyperCubes | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat? | Earth Observation, Hyperspectral | ? | |
ISISpace (TRITON) | 0 / 16 | Cancelled | 3U | AIS | Yes, ? | |
ISISpace (Spectrolite BrightSkies) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | 12U | Emissions Monitoring | Yes | |
L3Harris | 1 / 12 | Cancelled? | 6U | Weather | Yes | |
ISISpace (AMS) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | 16U | Earth Observation, Infrared | Yes | |
LaserFleet | 2 / 288 | Cancelled? | CubeSat | Internet, Laser Communications | $2M? | |
LeoSat | 0 / 108 | Cancelled | Satellite | Internet, Store-and-Forward | $50M+ | |
Ligado (SkyTerra, MSV) | 1 / 1 | Cancelled | Satellite | 5G, IoT / M2M | $100M+ | |
LinkSure (Swarm Constellation) | 0 / 272 | Cancelled? | ? | Internet | Yes | |
Macro Aerospace | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat? | Data Storage | ? | |
Modularity Space (The Neighbourhood) | 0 / 150 | Cancelled | Microsat | Hosted Payloads, Constellation-As-A-Service | $8M | |
NanoAvionics | 3 / 72 | Cancelled? | 6U, 12U? | IoT / M2M, Constellation-As-A-Service | $15M+ | |
Outernet | 0 / 200 | Cancelled | 1U, 3U | Internet | $0.7M | |
Planetary Resources | 3 / 10 | Cancelled | 12U | Earth Observation, Infrared, Hyperspectral, Optical | $50M+ | |
Plus Ultra (Harmony) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | ? | Orbital Data Relay, Moon | ? | |
PredaSAR | 0 / 96 | Cancelled | Smallsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $25M | |
EarthCube | 0 / 10 | Cancelled | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Infrared | $30M+ | |
Privateer | 1 / ? | Cancelled | 3U, ? | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), In-Orbit Computing, ? | Yes | |
Promethean Labs | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat | Emissions Monitoring | ? | |
Ragnarok Industries | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat | Internet, IoT / M2M | ? | |
SEOPS (OmniTeq) (Chameleon) | 0 / 36 | Cancelled | 6U | In-Orbit Inspection, In-Orbit Computing, Earth Observation | Yes | |
Rovial | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | ? | Internet | ? | |
Rupercorp | 0 / ? | Cancelled | 6U | Earth Observation, Optical | ? | |
Sky and Space | 3 / 400 | Cancelled? | 8U, 6U, 3U | IoT / M2M | $29.1M | |
Space Forms | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | CubeSat | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), In-Orbit Inspection | ? | |
EOS SpaceLink (EOSLink) | 0 / 4 | Cancelled | Smallsat, ? | Orbital Data Relay, Laser Communications | Yes, ? | |
SpaceTime | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | 3U | Earth Observation, Optical, Video, VR/AR | $3.3M | |
SRT Marine | 0 / 6 | Cancelled? | 6U | AIS | Yes, ? | |
Terran Orbital | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat | IoT / M2M | $136M+ | |
Tyvak | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat | SSA (Space Situational Awareness), Astrophotography | $136M+ | |
Trident Space | 0 / 48 | Cancelled | Smallsat | SAR, Earth Observation | $7M | |
Ursa Space Systems | 0 / ? | Cancelled | Microsat | SAR, Earth Observation | ? | |
UrTheCast (UrtheDaily / OptiSar) | 4 / 24 | Cancelled | Satellite | Earth Observation, SAR, Optical | $182.6M | |
UTOWAVE (SpaceDust) | 0 / ? | Cancelled | PocketQube | IoT / M2M | ? | |
VEOWARE | 0 / ? | Cancelled? | Satellite | Earth Observation, Optical | ? | |
Vesta Space Technology | 0 / 35 | Cancelled | ? | IoT / M2M, 5G, Internet | $10M | |
Vissidus Technologies | 0 / ? | Cancelled | CubeSat | Space Debris Removal, On-Orbit Servicing, Active Debris Removal | ? | |
Xoterra Aerospace | 0 / 88 | Cancelled | CubeSat | Earth Observation, Optical | ? |
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