Top 13 Orbital Launch startups

Updated: May 06, 2026
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These startups provide or enhance space rocket launch facilities.
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Moonshot Space
Country: Israel | Funding: $12M
Moonshot Space is developing a powerful electromagnetic launch system capable of accelerating rocket to speeds of up to 8 kilometers per second without the use of chemical propellants. This system is designed for space cargo delivery and high-performance hypersonic tests. By eliminating onboard propellants, the company claims to increase the payload ratio from the approximately 4% typical of modern rockets to over 45%. This, in turn, could enable rapid and inexpensive replenishment of orbital infrastructure, from satellites to future private space stations and manufacturing facilities. Moonshot's cargo launch vehicle is designed to deliver not heavy payloads (the satellites themselves) but fuel, materials and consumables for their maintenance. The company has already signed agreements with two companies specializing in orbital servicing: Italy's D Orbit and the American Orbit Fab.
2
Stoke Space
Country: USA | Funding: $946.2M
Stoke Space is a developer of reusable rockets that provide access to and from any orbit to the satellite industry.
3
ABL Space Systems
Country: USA | Funding: $479M
ABL Space Systems specializes in building rockets to launch satellites.
4
SpinLaunch
Country: USA | Funding: $203.2M
SpinLaunch is a space technology company revolutionizing how we access and operate in space.
5
Rocket Factory Augsburg
Country: Germany | Funding: $37.3M
RFA - Rocket Factory Augsburg is a space technologies company offering fast & flexible launch solutions for satellite constellations.
6
Dhruva Space
Country: India | Funding: $22.3M
Dhruva Space provides comprehensive solutions for space applications, offering satellites, ground stations, and launch services as a complete package. It manufactures scalable modular platforms for satellites weighing from 1 to 500 kg. They are suitable for commercial, defense, and scientific missions in low-Earth orbit. Dhruva Space's LEO tracking stations are designed and engineered for precise tracking, seamless control, and reliable communications with spacecraft. Using proprietary software, these stations provide simultaneous access to multiple satellites, ensuring maximum efficiency and uninterrupted operation. The company also manufactures antenna systems for S/X-band telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) and payload downlinks. Dhruva Space also operates its own constellation of Earth observation satellites, providing satellite imagery analysis capabilities for any end user.
7
Auriga Space
Country: USA | Funding: $9.6M
Next-generation electromagnetic propulsion for hypersonics, space and defense
8
Longshot Space
Country: USA | Funding: $6.5M
Longshot Space develops hypersonic launch technologies to reduce space launch costs.
9
Green Launch
Country: USA
Green Launch is dedicated to dramatically improving the cost and availability of orbital launch service.
10
Orbit Boy
Country: UK
Orbit Boy is a manufacturing company that provides fuel laboratory testing, aviation, and aerospace components solutions.
Boris Maslennikov
Editor: Boris Maslennikov
Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com