01Orbital mobility
Impulse Space
United States
In-space transportation with Mira and the high-energy Helios vehicle.
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COMMERCIAL SPACE OBSERVATORYEDITION 001 / OCT 2026
The next stage
of the space economy.
Companies, missions and technologies moving space business forward.
24Company profiles
08Projects to follow
03Research perspectives
Editorial snapshot6 October 2026
01 / COMPANY DIRECTORY
Find the people building it.
24 companies · Profiles describe areas of activity, not service availability.
02Launch
Rocket Lab
US / New Zealand
Launch services and spacecraft systems, including Electron and the Neutron programme.
Official source03Launch
SpaceX
United States
Orbital launch, spacecraft and satellite communications programmes.
Official source04Launch
Blue Origin
United States
Launch vehicles, engines, lunar systems and the Blue Ring spacecraft.
Official source05Launch
United Launch Alliance
United States
Launch services with Vulcan and Atlas V.
Official source06Launch
Arianespace
France
European commercial launch services.
Official source07Lunar & deep space
Firefly Aerospace
United States
Launch services, Blue Ghost lunar delivery and Elytra spacecraft.
Official source08Launch
Relativity Space
United States
Launch vehicle development and manufacturing.
Official source09Launch
Stoke Space
United States
Reusable launch vehicle development.
Official source10Launch
Isar Aerospace
Germany
Launch vehicle development for commercial and institutional payloads.
Official source11Launch
Gilmour Space
Australia
Australian launch vehicle and satellite development.
Official source12Orbital mobility
Exotrail
France
Satellite propulsion, orbital transport and mission operations services.
Official source13Orbital mobility
D-Orbit
Italy
Space logistics and orbital transportation systems.
Official source14Space sustainability
Astroscale
Japan / global
On-orbit servicing and space sustainability technologies.
Official source15Space sustainability
ClearSpace
Switzerland
Active debris removal and in-orbit servicing development.
Official source16Earth intelligence
Planet
United States
Satellite imagery and Earth observation data services.
Official source17Earth intelligence
ICEYE
Finland / global
Radar satellite systems and Earth observation services.
Official source18Earth intelligence
Capella Space
United States
Radar-based, all-weather Earth intelligence.
Official source19Earth intelligence
Spire Global
United States / global
Space-based radio-frequency sensing and weather data services.
Official source20Earth intelligence
Satellogic
Global
Commercial satellite Earth observation data.
Official source21Infrastructure
Redwire
United States
Space and defence technologies and aerospace infrastructure.
Official source22Lunar & deep space
Astrobotic
United States
Lunar payload delivery and exploration technologies.
Official source23Lunar & deep space
ispace
Japan / global
Lunar transportation and exploration services development.
Official source24Lunar & deep space
Intuitive Machines
United States
Lunar delivery services under NASA’s CLPS initiative.
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