Top 5 Space Mission Control startups

Updated: May 09, 2026
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These startups are orchestrating complex space missions, handling everything from mission planning and spacecraft design to launch coordination and mission operations.
1
Quindar
Country: USA | Funding: $26.8M
Quindar develops a comprehensive cloud-based mission management software that provides a unified operational picture, systems integration, and resiliency for commercial and government space missions. It supports the management of multiple missions, satellite types, and payloads using a single, common operational picture. Quindar's software integrates directly with satellites or existing architectures, automating routine operations and anomaly response. The company promises deployment in days, continuous operations, and operational clarity.
2
Continuum Space Systems
Country: USA | Funding: $6M
Continuum Space built the Unified Mission Management SaaS platform for planning and executing space missions with less time and cost
3
Space DOTS
Country: UK | Funding: $5,1M
Space DOTS provides the intelligence core for smarter, faster, more ambitious space missions
4
Blackswan Space
Country: Luxembourg | Funding: $1M
Black Swan offers autonomy Platform for satellite integrators and operators to eliminate risks and enable new capabilities
5
KinetX
Country: USA
KinetX Aerospace is a defense & space company offering software and hardware solutions.
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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