Launch Services
13 companies in this sector
Launch Services
The backbone of the space economy — launch service providers build and operate rockets to deliver satellites, cargo, and crew to orbit. Driven by reusability innovations from SpaceX and a wave of new entrants across the US, Europe, China, India, and Japan, launch costs have plummeted from $54,500/kg to under $3,000/kg to LEO.
Global Launches (2025)
250+
Record year
Cost to LEO
~$2,720/kg
Falcon 9 reusable
SpaceX Market Share
~85%
US launches
Companies Tracked
13
1 public + 12 private
Public Companies
(1)Private Companies
(12)SpaceX
United States • Est. 2002
Launch & Satellite Internet
~$350B (2025 secondary market, per Bloomberg/CNBC)
Blue Origin
United States • Est. 2000
Launch & Lunar Landers
~$30B (estimated, privately held by Jeff Bezos)
Relativity Space
United States • Est. 2015
3D-Printed Rockets
~$4.2B (post Series-E)
Firefly Aerospace
United States • Est. 2017
Launch & Lunar Landers
~$1.5B
LandSpace
China • Est. 2015
Launch (Methane Rockets)
~$1.5B
Galactic Energy
China • Est. 2018
Small Launch
~$500M
Space Pioneer
China • Est. 2019
Medium-Lift Reusable
~$400M
Deep Blue Aerospace
China • Est. 2016
Reusable Launch
~$300M
Skyroot Aerospace
India • Est. 2018
Private Launch (India)
~$200M
Agnikul Cosmos
India • Est. 2017
3D-Printed Rockets
~$100M
Isar Aerospace
Germany • Est. 2018
European Micro-Launch
~$1B
PLD Space
Spain • Est. 2011
European Launch
~$200M
Related Space Programs
Ariane 6
ESA / ArianeGroup
Long March Next-Generation Rockets
CNSA / CASC
H3 Launch Vehicle
JAXA / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Starship Super Heavy
SpaceX
Industry Trends
Launch cost deflation — Falcon 9 reusability drove $/kg to LEO from $54,500 (Shuttle) to ~$2,720
Mega-constellation buildout — Starlink (10,000+ sats), Amazon Kuiper (launching 2025–26), OneWeb
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