Space Companies

Some of the players in the Space Industry

This is a non-exhaustive list of players in the Space Industry (companies, agencies, etc). I’ll do my best to keep this list updated as I learn about other companies.

Agencies (full list)

• ESA (Europe)
• NASA (USA)
• UKSA (United Kingdom)
• JAXA (Japan)
• CNSA (China)
• ISRO (India)
• Roscosmos (Russia)
• Mauritius (https://spacemauritius.com/)

Monitoring / Collision Avoidance

• LeoLabs (https://www.leolabs.space/)
• Slingshot Aerospace (https://slingshotaerospace.com/)
• COMSPOC (https://comspoc.com/)
• Neuraspace (https://www.neuraspace.com/)
• Privateer (https://www.privateer.com/)
• NorthStar Earth & Space (https://northstar-data.com/)

Launches

• SpaceX (https://www.spacex.com/)
• Rocket Lab (https://www.rocketlabusa.com/)
• Virgin Orbit (https://virginorbit.com/)
• ABL Space Systems (https://ablspacesystems.com/) - working with Amazon on Project Kuiper
• Relativity Space (https://www.relativityspace.com/)
• Swedish Space Corporation (https://sscspace.com/)
• Astra (https://astra.com/)
• Firefly Aerospace (https://firefly.com/)
• Spaceflight (https://spaceflight.com/)

Satellite Internet Provider / Space Networking

• SpaceX (https://www.spacex.com/)
• OneWeb (https://oneweb.net/)
• Aquarian Space (https://www.aquarianspace.com/)

Imaging / Geospatial Analytics

• GeoSat (https://geosat.space/)
• SpaceWill (http://en.spacewillinfo.com/)
• Planet (https://www.planet.com/)
• Capella Space (https://www.capellaspace.com/)
• Orbital Insight (https://orbitalinsight.com/)
• GeoSat (https://geosat.space)
• GHGSat (https://www.ghgsat.com/en/)
• EUMETSAT (https://www.eumetsat.int/)
• BlackSky (https://www.blacksky.com/)
• Ursa Space (https://ursaspace.com/)

Tourism

• WorldView (https://worldview.space)
• Blue Origin (https://www.blueorigin.com/)
• Virgin Galactic (https://www.virgingalactic.com/)

Education

• Surrey Space Centre (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/surrey-space-centre)
• Slingshot Aerospace (https://slingshotaerospace.com/)

Active Debris Removal / Satellite maintenance and end-of-life

• Altius Space Machines (https://altius-space.com/)
• Astroscale (https://astroscale.com/)
• ClearSpace (https://clearspace.today/)

Research / Development / Manufacturing

• Star Technology and Research, Inc. (http://www.star-tech-inc.com/)
• Airbus Defense and Space (ADS) (https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/space)
• Maxar (https://www.maxar.com/)
  • acquired DigitalGlobe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigitalGlobe)
• Thales Alenia Space (https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/global/activities/space)
• ST Engineering (https://www.stengg.com/en/aerospace/)
• Theia Space (https://www.theia.eusoc.upm.es/)
• TransAstra (https://www.transastracorp.com/)

Software

• CS Group (https://www.csgroup.eu/en/) - Orekit
• Binary Space (https://www.binary-space.com/)
• Southern Stars (http://southernstars.com) - Orbitrack app, N2YO website
• Sumus (http://www.sumusltd.com/) - Stl Tracker website and Windows app

Insurance

• AXA XL (https://axaxl.com)

Jobs

• Rocket Crew (https://rocketcrew.space/)
  • see their Space Companies Directory for a comprehensive list of companies in the industry