List of spacecraft manufacturers
History
During the early years of spaceflight only nation states had the resources to develop and fly spacecraft. Both the U.S. space program and Soviet space program were operated using mainly military pilots as astronauts. During this period, no commercial space launches were available to private operators, and no private organization was able to offer space launches.In the 1980s, the European Space Agency created Arianespace, the world's first commercial space transportation company, and, following the Challenger disaster, the American government deregulated the American space transportation market as well. In the 1990s the Russian government sold their majority stake in RSC Energia to private investors
These events for the first time allowed private organizations to purchase, develop and offer space launch services; beginning the period of private spaceflight in the late-1980s and early-1990s.
Satellite manufacturers
Top 10 satellite manufacturers for 2024:| Company | Location | No of satellites launched | Comments |
| Airbus Defence and Space | Europe | formerly Astrium | |
| OHB SE | Europe | ||
| Boeing Defense, Space & Security | United States | formerly Boeing Integrated Defense Systems | |
| INVAP | Argentina | 6 | INVAP is developing new satellites ARSAT-3 SAOCOM SABIA-Mar |
| JSC Information Satellite Systems | Russia | 1200 | formerly NPO PM |
| Lockheed Martin Space | United States | ||
| Northrop Grumman | United States | formerly Orbital ATK | |
| Raytheon | United States | One of worlds largest space sensor providers. | |
| Maxar Space | United States | 285 | formerly Space Systems Loral, formally SSL, subsidiary of Maxar Technologies |
| Thales Alenia Space | Europe | formerly Alcatel Alenia Space |
In addition to those above, the following companies have successfully built and launched satellite platforms:
| Company | Location | No of satellites launched | Comments |
| AeroAstro, Inc. | United States | Closed | |
| Argotec | Italy | CubeSats and Small Satellites | |
| Astranis | United States | 1 | Geostationary & Small-scale Satellites |
| British Aerospace | United Kingdom | purchased Marconi Electronic Systems, to form BAE Systems | |
| CBERS | Brazil China | 5 | |
| EnduroSat | Europe | CubeSats and Nanosatellites | |
| Fairchild Space and Electronics Division | United States | sold to Matra Marconi Space, then sold to Orbital Sciences Corporation | |
| Fokker Space & Systems | Netherlands | then Dutch Space, now part of EADS Astrium Satellites | |
| GAUSS Srl | Italy | 9 | CubeSats and Small Satellites |
| General Electric | United States | then merged into Martin Marietta, now part of Lockheed Martin | |
| Hawker Siddeley Dynamics | United Kingdom | now part of EADS Astrium Satellites | |
| Dhruva Space | India | Nano Satellites | |
| GomSpace | Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden | Nano and Micro Satellites for global tracking, Earth observation and science, communications, constellations, Internet-of-Things, defence and security, and deep-space missions. | |
| Hera Systems | United States | 1 | Smart satellite bus provider. Spacecraft manufacturing and integration services, for small satellites. |
| Hughes Aircraft | United States | purchased by Boeing | |
| IHI Corporation | Japan | ||
| In-Space Missions | United Kingdom | Launching first satellite in Q2 2020 | |
| Innovative Solutions in Space | Netherlands | 490 | CubeSats |
| Libre Space Foundation | Greece | 3 | CubeSats, PocketQubes |
| NPO Lavochkin | Russia | ||
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan | ||
| Northrop Grumman Space Technology | United States | ||
| NanoAvionics | United States | 90 | CubeSats and Small Sats |
| Pumpkin, Inc. | United States | CubeSat Kit | |
| OneWeb | United Kingdom | 640 | OneWeb satellite constellation |
| Planet Labs | United States | ≥592 | Earth observation satellite constellation |
| Philco Ford | United States | then Ford Aerospace, now Space Systems/Loral | |
| QinetiQ Space N.V. | Belgium | 3 | then Verhaert Space |
| Reflex Aerospace | Germany | 1 | SmallSats, SIGI, launched January 2025. |
| Rockwell | United States | purchased by Boeing | |
| RKK Energiya | Russia | produced Sputnik 1 | |
| Satrec Initiative | Korea | 5 | |
| SPAR Aerospace | Canada | 8 | bought by MacDonald Dettwiler |
| Sierra Space | United States | formerly SpaceDev, owned by Sierra Space | |
| SpaceX | United States | 6700 | largest commercial satellite constellation operator in the world with the Starlink constellation |
| Spectrum Astro | United States | bought by General Dynamics | |
| Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd | United Kingdom | now part of Airbus Defence & Space | |
| Swales Aerospace | United States | bought by Alliant Techsystems, now Orbital ATK | |
| TRANSPACE Technologies | India | On-Board Satellite Systems Fabrication, Testing and Reliability Analysis | |
| TRW | United States | now part of Northrop Grumman Space Technology | |
| TsSKB-Progress | Russia | manufacturer of Bion-M, Foton-M, Resurs-P and Persona | |
| Xovian | India | Nanosat and services | |
| York Space Systems | United States | 1 | Up to 250 kg spacecraft production and launch services |
| Yuzhnoye Design Bureau | Ukraine |
Launch vehicle manufacturers and providers of third party services
| Company | Location | No. of successful launches | Comments |
| Arianespace | Europe | 244/256 | Ariane (rocket family) |
| Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering | Netherlands | Suborbital student-built sounding rockets | |
| ISRO | India | 65/72 | PSLV, GSLV, LVM3, SSLV |
| COSMOS International | Russia/Germany | commercialises the Kosmos-3M launcher | |
| Eurockot Launch Services | Europe | 29/31 | owned by EADS Astrium |
| International Launch Services | United States Russia | 97/100 | |
| Iranian Space Agency | Iran | 4/15 | |
| Innospace | South Korea | Successfully done Sub-Orbital Launch Under Development | |
| ISC Kosmotras | Russia/Ukraine/Kazakhstan | ||
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Japan | 81/85 | |
| Northrop Grumman | United States | 81/90 | manufacturer of Antares, Minotaur and Pegasus |
| PLD Space | Spain | manufacturer of Miura 1 and Miura 5 | |
| Rocket Lab | New Zealand/United States | 46/50 | manufacturer of Electron launch vehicle |
| Space One | Japan | manufacturer of the KAIROS launch vehicle | |
| SpaceX | United States | / | Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship |
| Sea Launch | United States/Russia/Ukraine/Norway | 32/36 | provider of Sea Launch and Land Launch service |
| Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau | Russia | commercialises the Volna and Shtil' launchers | |
| NPO Mashinostroyeniya | Russia | commercialises the Strela launcher | |
| Starsem | Europe | commercialises the Soyuz launcher | |
| The Spaceship Company | United States | Reusable spaceship launched from the White Knight Aircraft for space tourism and zero-g experimentation | |
| TsSKB-Progress | Russia | manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicle | |
| United Launch Alliance | United States | 147/148 | |
| Vaya Space | United States | formerly known as Rocket Crafters, manufacturer of Dauntless | |
| United Start Launch | United States Russia | commercialises the Start-1 launcher | |
| Virgin Galactic | United States | Space Tourism Using 'The Spaceship Company spacecraft | |
| Virgin Orbit | United States / United Kingdom | 4/6 | manufacturer of LauncherOne air-launched launch vehicle |
| Blue Origin | United States | manufacturer of the New Shepard suborbital rocket and New Glenn | |
| Independence-X Aerospace | Malaysia | manufacturer of DNLV launch vehicle | |
| Borneo SubOrbitals | Malaysia | manufacturer of unnamed suborbital rocket | |
| Relativity Space | United States | 0/1 | 95% 3D printed rocket |
| Stoke Space | United States | Aerospike 2nd stage engine |
Commercial wings of national space agencies:
- Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation and Taiwan
- Antrix Corporation and NSIL India
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China
Lander, rover and probe manufacturers
| Company | Location | No. of probes launched | Comments |
| Brown Engineering Company | Huntsville, AL United States | Rover for Apollo lunar program | |
| China National Space Administration | China | for Chang'e 3 program in 2013 | |
| Deep Space Industries | Mountain View, CA United States | ||
| Lavochkin | Russia | rovers for Lunokhod 1 | |
| NASA JPL | United States | for ATHLETE lunar missions, Mars Pathfinder, Opportunity and Spirit rover | |
| ISRO | India | Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, Mars Orbiter Mission | |
| Planetary Resources | Redmond, WA United States | Arkyd-100 for asteroid searching |
Spacecraft component manufacturers
| Company | Location | Production | Notes |
| Orbital Machines AS | Trondheim, Norway and Berlin, Germany | Electric propellant pumps for launch vehicles and spacecraft | |
| Flourens, France | Space Equipment mechanism expert, from design to MAIT. SmallSat off-the-shelf solutions including ADCS, SADM, deployable structure and electric propulsion | COMAT's reaction wheels and deployable antennas have been selected for use on the upcoming Kineis IoT constellation. | |
| Berlin, Germany | Design, Manufacturing, Assembly, Integration and Verification of small satellite buses and components. Attitude control components Supplier of space systems and ISS payload NightPod | ||
| New York, NY | Supplier of green propulsion systems, rocket engines, Sun sensors, reaction wheels, acceleration measurement units, and astronaut workstations. | Over 100 thrusters in-space | |
| Dynetics | Madison, AL United States | used on Sundancer and Ares I | |
| Tethers Unlimited, Inc. | Seattle, WA United States | De-Orbiting Devices, Deployable Solar Arrays, Propulsion Systems, Radio Communications, and Robotics | |
| RUAG Space | Switzerland | Structures, Fairings, Mechanisms, Opto-Electronics | |
| AB 360 Space | United States | manufacturer of CLEPS-C100 Combined electric Propulsion systems, Adjustable Thruster Engines for Mars travel | - |
| GAUSS Srl | Rome, Italy | Complete Space Platforms, Nanosatellites Structures and Deployers, OBDH, EPS, Radio Communications, Solar Panels and Groundstation systems | |
| GomSpace | Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden | 1U to 16U platforms and structures, propulsion systems, software-defined radio, S-/X-/VHF band antennas, ADCS suite, electrical power systems, solar panels, on-board computers, ground equipment etc. | |
| Andrews Space | Seattle, WA United States | ||
| Jena, Germany | Attitude and Orbit Control Systems sensors: star sensors, Sun sensors, rendezvous- and docking sensors; Optical space instruments and components: multi-spectral imager, efficient radiometer, electronic as well as opto-mechanical subsystems and components for operational Earth observation | ||
| Pumpkin, Inc | San Francisco, CA United States | CubeSat Kits | |
| Mynaric | Munich Germany | Laser communication equipment for airborne and spaceborne communication networks, so called constellations. | |
| Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace | Kongsberg Norway | Kongsberg Adaptive Rotational Mechanism Assembly in configuration as Solar Array Drive Mechanism, used on Rosetta (spacecraft), Mars Express, Venus Express, Sentinel 1, Sentinel 3 and BepiColombo MTM. Drive electronics for Sentinel 1 and BepiColombo MTM. Booster attachment struts, including separation function, for Ariane 5. | |
| Production Corporation Polyot | Russia | ||
| Rocketstar Robotics Inc | Camarillo, CA United States | Space Interferometry Mission Optical Shutter Mechanisms | |
| Sierra Space | United States | formerly SpaceDev, owned by Sierra Space | |
| Clyde Space | Glasgow, Scotland | Power System Electronics, Batteries, Solar Panels, Attitude Control Systems | Acquired by ÅAC Microtec |
| Astro Aerospace | Carpinteria, CA United States | Deployable mechanisms, spacecraft structures, AstroMesh deployable reflector, deployable booms, large and small aperature mesh reflector antennas, STEM, hinge mechanisms, | A special business unit of Northrop Grumman |
| TRANSPACE Technologies | Bangalore, KA India | On-Board Satellite Sub-Systems Fabrication, Testing, Reliability Analysis and PCB Design | Approved Vendor for ISRO Satellite Center, India |
| RadioBro Corporation | Huntsville, Alabama United States | Small Spacecraft Communications, Flight Readiness Testing, Training Services | - |
| Howco Additive Manufacturing | Houston, Texas, United States | 3D Printing Aerospace Components in In718 and Titanium | - |
| Solar MEMS Technologies | Spain | Sun Sensors for Satellites | |
| krypton technology solutions | United States | Small Spacecraft components, on-orbit servicing,1U to 24U spacecraft buses | - |
| CisLunar Industries | United States | Power supplies for electric propulsion systems and space hardware | - |