The best satellites space startups
16 satellites companies in the directory, ranked by disclosed funding ($6.6B raised between them), spanning 5 countries.
The companies that build and operate the spacecraft themselves, as distinct from the imagery or connectivity sold from them. Satellite buses have gone from bespoke engineering projects to product lines: Apex builds them on assembly lines, K2 Space makes them mega-class for the heavy-lift era, and Loft Orbital flies other people's payloads on hardware it owns. Operators whose product is really the constellation, like OneWeb and Planet, appear here as well as in the sector they sell into.
OneWeb AcquiredHigh speed internet satellite constellation
True Anomaly Spacecraft for space security
Astranis Space Technologies Corp Small dedicated GEO satellites
Apex Satellite buses off assembly lines
K2 Space Mega-class satellite buses
Loft Orbital Turnkey satellite deployment
Kepler Communications High-bandwidth data and IoT
Planet GraduatedImaging services
Open Cosmos Space mission services
Lux Aeterna Delphi, the reusable satellite
Alen Space Small satellite turnkey solutions
Axelspace GraduatedOptical microsatellites
iQPS GraduatedAll-weather SAR imagery
OrbitsEdge Computing and analytics in space
Skylo Satellite IoT connectivity
Synspective GraduatedThe StriX SAR constellation
How many satellites space startups are there in 2026?
Space Bandits tracks 16 satellites companies, 11 of them active, with $6.6B in disclosed funding between them. Every funding figure carries a source.
Which satellites startup has raised the most?
OneWeb leads the satellites sector with $3B in disclosed funding.
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