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Launch providers
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ArianespaceFrench-headquartered space-transport company that sells, manages, and operates launch missions, principally using Ariane 6; it historically operated Vega/Vega-C services as well.
Commercial launch-services provider and launch operator for European launch vehicles.1 · Industry leader02Avio S.p.A.Italian aerospace company and prime contractor for the Vega family of small-lift space launchers, specializing in space propulsion systems including solid and liquid rocket motors.
Launch Vehicle Prime Contractor and Propulsion Systems Manufacturer1 · Industry leader03Blue OriginDevelops launch vehicles, rocket engines, lunar systems, and suborbital human-spaceflight services.
Launch, engines & lunar transport1 · Industry leader04CAS Space Technology Co., Ltd.Chinese commercial space launch provider developing and operating the Kinetica series of medium- to large-lift launch vehicles (solid- and liquid-fueled) and providing launch services for satellites and other payloads.
launch provider1 · Industry leader05China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)State-owned prime contractor for China's space program, responsible for the research, design, manufacture, test, and launch of launch vehicles (Long March series), satellites, manned spacecraft, cargo spacecraft, and related space systems and ground services.
Prime contractor and launch provider1 · Industry leader06China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)Sole commercial organization authorized by the Chinese government to provide international commercial satellite launch services, satellite exports, and space technology cooperation; markets and integrates Long March launch vehicles and satellites as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CASC.
commercial launch services provider1 · Industry leader07Firefly AerospaceU.S. space company developing launch vehicles, Blue Ghost lunar landers, and in-space transport systems.
Launch, lunar-delivery, and orbital-services provider.1 · Industry leader08Galactic Energy Space Technology Co., Ltd.Chinese private company that designs, manufactures, and operates orbital launch vehicles including the operational Ceres-1 solid rocket and developing the reusable Pallas-1 liquid rocket.
launch provider1 · Industry leader09Gilmour Space TechnologiesAustralia's leading space technology company developing and operating the Eris orbital launch vehicle, ElaraSat satellite platform, and licensed Bowen Orbital Spaceport to provide small satellite launches to LEO for commercial, government and defence customers.
Launch provider developing hybrid-propellant rockets and satellite buses1 · Industry leader10ILS (International Launch Services)U.S.-based provider of commercial launch services for Proton and Angara rockets, with launches from Baikonur, Plesetsk, and Vostochny cosmodromes; historically supported missions including PanAmSat satellites.
launch provider1 · Industry leader11Isar AerospaceDevelops the Spectrum launch vehicle for European commercial and institutional missions.
European small-launch services1 · Industry leader12ISC KosmotrasJoint Russian-Ukrainian-Kazakh venture established in 1997 to provide commercial satellite launches using the Dnepr rocket, a converted SS-18 ICBM developed by Yuzhnoye.
Launch provider1 · Industry leader13ispace, inc.Commercial lunar exploration company developing lunar landers and rovers for transportation, data collection, and resource utilization services.
Develops and operates lunar landers and rovers providing high-frequency, low-cost transportation and exploration services to the Moon.1 · Industry leader14LandSpaceChinese commercial launch provider developing and operating liquid oxygen/methane rockets including the Zhuque series, with successful orbital flights and reusability development.
Commercial launch provider1 · Industry leader15Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Prime contractor for the H3 launch vehicle (with JAXA) and provider of launch services using H3, H-IIA, and H-IIB vehicles; also involved in ISS cargo systems.
Launch vehicle prime contractor and launch services provider1 · Industry leader16NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration (government agency, not commercial company)
Government space agency1 · Industry leader17NewSpace India LimitedNewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is the Department of Space-controlled commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Its direct businesses include demand-driven communication satellites, domestic and international launch services, satellite capacity, technology transfer, and industrial production of PSLV and SSLV systems.
Government of India commercial-space company and satellite operator; commercializes ISRO capabilities, procures launch services, sells launch and satellite-capacity services, and industrializes launch-vehicle production.1 · Industry leader18OrbexUK-based spaceflight company with headquarters and production facilities in Scotland and design facilities in Denmark.
UK orbital launch company1 · Industry leader19Phantom Space CorporationDevelops the Daytona family of small launch vehicles for dedicated small satellite missions and modular satellites, with plans for orbital data centers.
Launch vehicle developer and satellite manufacturer1 · Industry leader20Space Pioneer (Beijing Tianbing Technology Co., Ltd.)Chinese private launch provider developing and operating the Tianlong series of medium-to-large liquid-fueled reusable orbital rockets.
Launch provider1 · Industry leader21SpaceXBuilds reusable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and a global satellite network; an anchor across the commercial launch stack.
Reusable launch & orbital logistics1 · Industry leader22United Launch AllianceOperates the Vulcan launch system and procures Blue Origin BE-4 engines for its first stage.
National-security and commercial launch1 · Industry leader23Virgin OrbitCommercial space company that provided small satellite launch services via air-launched LauncherOne rockets from a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft.
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