Spacecraft and Orbital Facility Operators

Organisations which either own or operate spacecraft, or which own or operate facilities attached to a space station

Advanced Space
operator of the CAPSTONE technology spacecraft, the first spacecraft to operate in a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon

Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS)
operates the Bartolomeo external platform attached to the Columbus Module on the International Space Station

AISTech Space
operates a constellation of CubeSats equipped with a thermal (IR) telescope for Earth imaging and remote sensing, and payloads for ADS-B and IoT relay

AngoSat

Argotec
operator of lunar and asteroid exploration CubeSats

Astroscale
future operator of a series of satellites to demonstrate the technology for orbital debris removal and end of life satellite deorbiting

Axelspace
operates SmallSats for Earth observation, technology demonstration and Space As A Service

Blue Skies Space
future operator of visible/IR and UV space telescopes to provide data on stars, exoplanets and solar systems objects to astronomers and astrophysicists

Bolivian Space Agency (Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE)), Bolivia
operator of the Túpac Katari-1 communications satellite

Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities (Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales (ABAE)), Venezuala
operator of the VENESAT-1 communications satellite; operator of the VRSS-2 (Sucre) Earth observation satellite

Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canada
operator of the Radarsat Contellation Mission satellites

Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co Ltd (CGSTL)
operates the J1 constellation of optical Earth observation satellites

Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana (EXA)), Ecuador
operator of the NEE-01 and NEE-02 technology demonstration satellites

Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute (ESSGI), Ethiopia
operator of optical Earth imaging satellites

Eumetsat
operator of the Meteosat, Metop, Sentinel and Jason series of satellites

European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
operator of the instruments on ESA’s planetary and astronomical spacecraft

European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)
operator of ESA’s spacecraft for planetary science, Earth observation, astronomy, fundamental physics, exploration and space safety

European Space Research Institute (ESRIN)
operation of ESA’s Earth observation satellites and their payloads

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
operation of ESA’s Proba technology mission

ExactEarth – now part of Spire

Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA), Thailand
operator of THEOS series of Earth observation satellites

Space Operations and Astronaut Training, DLR
operator of communications, Earth observation and scientific satellites, interplanetary probes and manned spacecraft

Globalstar
operator of the Globalstar constellation of LEO communications satellites

HawkEye 360
operator of a constellation of RF monitoring satellites

Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos
owner of two GEO communications satellites (SpainSat and Xtar-Eur) and a SAR radar imaging satellite (PAZ)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India
owner of a wide range of satellites for communications, Earth observation, meteorology, science, navigation and technology demonstration

Master Control Facility (MCF), India
operator of ISRO’s geostationary satellites

Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Iran
owner and operator of satellites for communications, Earth imaging, remote sensing, military use and technology demonstration

Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)), Italy
owner of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation of SAR satellites

ASI Space Center in Matera (Centro Spaziale dell’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (CGS)), Italy
operation of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation of SAR satellites

Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC), Japan
operator of Earth observation satellites

Kleos Space
operator of a constellation of satellites for spectrum monitoring

Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea
operator of Earth observation satellites and lunar probes

Lacuna Space
operates a constellation of LS2 CubeSats for IoT communications

Loft Orbital
operates the YAM series of satellites for payload hosting

MDA

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), UAE
operator of several Earth observation satellites and the Emirates Mars Mission interplanetary probe

Momentus
operator of the Vigoride series of satellites for orbital transfer and payload hosting

Ames Research Center (ARC), USA
operation of space biology payloads for the ISS and for satellites; operation of SmallSats for LEO, lunar missions and formation flying missions

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), USA
operations of scientific spacecraft, planetary and lunar probes

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
operation of planetary probes

Johnson Space Center (JSC), USA
operation of Dragon manned capsule and the International Space Station (ISS)

National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA), North Korea
operation of Earth observation and military reconnaissance satellites

Mission Control Center (Centro de Control de Misión (CCM)), Argentina
operation of Earth observation satellites (both optical and SAR)

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), USA
operation of meteorological, environmental monitoring, climate research and space weather satellites

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), USA
operator of surveillance and reconnaissance satellites

National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigeria
operator of the NigComSat-1R communications satellite and the NigeriaSat-X Earth imaging satellite

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NovaWurks, Inc.
operator of the eXCITe, PODSat-1 and SIMPL technology satellites

Orora Technologies GmbH (OroraTech)
operator of the FOREST series of thermal imaging satellites

PlanetiQ
operator of the GNOMES series of GNSS radio occultation satellites

SCOUT Space Inc.
future operator of a fleet of satellites providing space situational awareness in LEO

SES

Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan
operator of Earth observation, remote sensing and communications satellites

SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies)
operator of the Starlink constellation of LEO communications satellites and the Dragon manned and cargo capsules

Spire Global
operator of a constellation of CubeSats used for maritime and aviation tracking, GNSS scatterometry and precise altimetry (GNSS-R) and GNSS radio occultation (GNSS-RO)

State Space Corporation of the Russian Federation (Roscosmos), Russia
operator of the Artika-M and Gonets communications satellites, the Obzor-R and Obzor-O Earth imaging and remote sensing satellites (radar and optical), the Soyuz manned and cargo capsules and the International Space Station (ISS)

Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), Taiwan
operator of the Formosat series of remote sensing, Earth imaging and meteorological satellites

Teledyne Brown Engineering
operates the MUSES platform currently attached to the outside of the ISS

UnSeenLabs
operator of a constellation of satellites for maritime spectrum monitoring

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