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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.
01Orbital mobility

Impulse Space

United States

In-space transportation with Mira and the high-energy Helios vehicle.

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02Launch

Rocket Lab

US / New Zealand

Launch services and spacecraft systems, including Electron and the Neutron programme.

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03Launch

SpaceX

United States

Orbital launch, spacecraft and satellite communications programmes.

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04Launch

Blue Origin

United States

Launch vehicles, engines, lunar systems and the Blue Ring spacecraft.

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05Launch

United Launch Alliance

United States

Launch services with Vulcan and Atlas V.

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07Lunar & deep space

Firefly Aerospace

United States

Launch services, Blue Ghost lunar delivery and Elytra spacecraft.

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08Launch

Relativity Space

United States

Launch vehicle development and manufacturing.

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09Launch

Stoke Space

United States

Reusable launch vehicle development.

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10Launch

Isar Aerospace

Germany

Launch vehicle development for commercial and institutional payloads.

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11Launch

Gilmour Space

Australia

Australian launch vehicle and satellite development.

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12Orbital mobility

Exotrail

France

Satellite propulsion, orbital transport and mission operations services.

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13Orbital mobility

D-Orbit

Italy

Space logistics and orbital transportation systems.

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14Space sustainability

Astroscale

Japan / global

On-orbit servicing and space sustainability technologies.

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15Space sustainability

ClearSpace

Switzerland

Active debris removal and in-orbit servicing development.

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16Earth intelligence

Planet

United States

Satellite imagery and Earth observation data services.

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17Earth intelligence

ICEYE

Finland / global

Radar satellite systems and Earth observation services.

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18Earth intelligence

Capella Space

United States

Radar-based, all-weather Earth intelligence.

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19Earth intelligence

Spire Global

United States / global

Space-based radio-frequency sensing and weather data services.

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20Earth intelligence

Satellogic

Global

Commercial satellite Earth observation data.

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21Infrastructure

Redwire

United States

Space and defence technologies and aerospace infrastructure.

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22Lunar & deep space

Astrobotic

United States

Lunar payload delivery and exploration technologies.

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23Lunar & deep space

ispace

Japan / global

Lunar transportation and exploration services development.

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24Lunar & deep space

Intuitive Machines

United States

Lunar delivery services under NASA’s CLPS initiative.

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