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
2 public + 11 private
Public Companies
(2)Private Companies
(11)SX
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SpaceX
United States • Est. 2002
Launch & Satellite Internet
$800B
BO
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Blue Origin
United States • Est. 2000
Launch & Lunar Landers
$50B–$100B (industry estimates; no external funding)
RS
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Relativity Space
United States • Est. 2015
3D-Printed Rockets
~$4.2B (post Series-E, 2023)
IA
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Isar Aerospace
Germany • Est. 2018
European Micro-Launch
Over €1B (unicorn status confirmed July 2025 following Eldridge €150M convertible bond)
PLD
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PLD Space
Spain • Est. 2011
European Launch
Undisclosed (post-money post €180M Series C, Mar 2026)
SK
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Skyroot Aerospace
India • Est. 2018
Private Launch (India)
$1.1B (Series D unicorn round, post-money)
AG
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Agnikul Cosmos
India • Est. 2017
3D-Printed Rockets
$500M+ (Series C extension, post-money)
LS
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LandSpace
China • Est. 2015
Launch (Methane Rockets)
~CNY 30B (~$4.1B) implied by July 2025 STAR Market IPO filing seeking CNY 7.5B raise
GE
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Galactic Energy
China • Est. 2018
Small Launch
~CNY 15B (~$2.1B) implied by Series D round (Sep 2025); pre-IPO counseling in progress
SP
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Space Pioneer
China • Est. 2019
Medium-Lift Reusable
Implied ~CNY 25B+ (~$3.5B) post-money following combined Pre-D + D rounds (Oct 2025); IPO counseling rumored
DB
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Deep Blue Aerospace
China • Est. 2016
Reusable Launch
Not publicly disclosed; Series B-IV implied valuation roughly CNY 5–6B (~$700–850M)
Related Space Programs
Ariane 6
ESA / ArianeGroup
active€4B+ development (ESA member states)
Long March Next-Generation Rockets
CNSA / CASC
activeEstimated $3B+ development
H3 Launch Vehicle
JAXA / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
active¥197B (~$1.3B) development
Starship Super Heavy
SpaceX
activeEstimated $5B+ SpaceX internal investment
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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