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Country: USA | Funding: $1B
Planet operates own satellite constellation and provides a platform for geospatial data analysis for various industries (agriculture, maritime, energy, insurance, etc.). The company manufactures own small satellites. Its flagship satellite, Owl, provides near-daily imagery at 1-meter resolution across the entire Earth's surface to support critical global safety and environmental sustainability measures, while also ensuring uninterrupted communications. The Pelican satellite is designed to perform missions faster and with greater clarity thanks to ultra-high-resolution imagery. Its improved optical performance and extended spectral range are designed to deliver sharper and more detailed images.
Planet operates own satellite constellation and provides a platform for geospatial data analysis for various industries (agriculture, maritime, energy, insurance, etc.). The company manufactures own small satellites. Its flagship satellite, Owl, provides near-daily imagery at 1-meter resolution across the entire Earth's surface to support critical global safety and environmental sustainability measures, while also ensuring uninterrupted communications. The Pelican satellite is designed to perform missions faster and with greater clarity thanks to ultra-high-resolution imagery. Its improved optical performance and extended spectral range are designed to deliver sharper and more detailed images.
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Country: USA | Funding: $412.3M
HawkEye 360 is a data analytics company that develops space-based radio frequency mapping.
HawkEye 360 is a data analytics company that develops space-based radio frequency mapping.
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Country: Japan | Funding: ¥36.7B
Interstellar Technologies is developing Zero - small satellite launch vehicle. It is a two-stage rocket designed to provide space transportation services exclusively for small satellites, capable of launching payloads of up to 1,000 kg into low-Earth orbit (LEO). It is expected to be the world's first privately developed rocket to use liquefied biomethane (LBM) as propellant. LBM is produced from biogas derived from local livestock manure and launch costs are expected to be under 800 million yen once mass production begins. The company is also developing the DECA heavy lift vehicle, tailored to meet the demands of the 2030s and its own satellites, and plans to provide high-speed, high-capacity broadband services capable of connecting directly to smartphones, vehicles, and other devices.
Interstellar Technologies is developing Zero - small satellite launch vehicle. It is a two-stage rocket designed to provide space transportation services exclusively for small satellites, capable of launching payloads of up to 1,000 kg into low-Earth orbit (LEO). It is expected to be the world's first privately developed rocket to use liquefied biomethane (LBM) as propellant. LBM is produced from biogas derived from local livestock manure and launch costs are expected to be under 800 million yen once mass production begins. The company is also developing the DECA heavy lift vehicle, tailored to meet the demands of the 2030s and its own satellites, and plans to provide high-speed, high-capacity broadband services capable of connecting directly to smartphones, vehicles, and other devices.
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Country: USA | Funding: $225.8M
Muon Space focuses on dense, scientific-grade measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, and land.
Muon Space focuses on dense, scientific-grade measurements of the atmosphere, ocean, and land.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $177.1M
Kepler Communications is a satellite constellation operator building a network for fast telecommunications services and high-resolution Earth observation from space. Its satellites are used for defense and communication industries. They also function as “orbital data centers” that can store terabytes of information and run AI workloads in space. The satellites use lasers to transmit information, bringing space communications up from the “dial-up speeds” of older technologies.
Kepler Communications is a satellite constellation operator building a network for fast telecommunications services and high-resolution Earth observation from space. Its satellites are used for defense and communication industries. They also function as “orbital data centers” that can store terabytes of information and run AI workloads in space. The satellites use lasers to transmit information, bringing space communications up from the “dial-up speeds” of older technologies.
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Country: China | Funding: CN¥1.1B
Guoxing Aerospace is a commercial satellite R&D operations and data service provider of low cost satellite and communication technology.
Guoxing Aerospace is a commercial satellite R&D operations and data service provider of low cost satellite and communication technology.
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Country: Japan | Funding: ¥13.9B
Axelspace is a commercial microsatellite developer and satellite imagery provider.
Axelspace is a commercial microsatellite developer and satellite imagery provider.
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Country: USA | Funding: $50M
Logos Space manages a constellation of communications satellites to serve the connectivity needs of the enterprise user, wherever they may be.
Logos Space manages a constellation of communications satellites to serve the connectivity needs of the enterprise user, wherever they may be.
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Country: USA | Funding: $9.6M
Cognitive Space develops a generation machine intelligence platform for satellite constellation management.
Cognitive Space develops a generation machine intelligence platform for satellite constellation management.
