Spacecraft Manufacturers
Organisations which manufacture unmanned spacecraft.
AAC Clyde Space
CubeSats for communications and Earth observation
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS)
military and commercial communications satellites (GEO and LEO); optical and SAR Earth imaging satellites; remote sensing satellites; navigation satellites; planetary probes; planetary rovers; scientific satellites
Alba Orbital Ltd
PocketQube satellites for Earth observation, IoT communications, RF sensing
Alén Space
CubeSats for astronomy, astrophysics, asteroid probes, technology demonstration, aircraft tracking (using ADS-B), maritime tracking (using AIS , VDES and RF monitoring), spectrum monitoring, Earth observation, IoT communications
Argotec
CubeSats for lunar and asteroid exploration; developing a CubeSat constellation for lunar communications
Ball Aerospace
optical and SAR Earth imaging; remote sensing; technology demonstration; astronomy and astrophysics; meteorology; interplanetary probes; space situational awareness
Blue Origin
developing the Blue Moon lunar lander
Boeing
communications satellites; X-37B spaceplane
Celestia Aerospace
cubesat manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
satellites for communications, Earth imaging and remote sensing, navigation and science; lunar orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return spacecraft; Mars orbiters, landers and rovers
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
satellites for communications, navigation, Earth imaging and remote sensing, science, and technology demonstration; manufacturer of the Chang’e family of lunar orbiters, landers and rovers
Elecnor Deimos
optical Earth observation satellites
Exolaunch GmbH
manufacturer of the Reliant orbital transfer vehicle
Firefly Aerospace
manufacturer of the Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) orbital transfer vehicle
GAUSS Srl (Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems)
manufacturer of PocketQube, CubeSat and small satellite up to 120 kg mainly as technology demonstrators
Independence-X Aerospace
developing the MERCAP re-entry capsule to return 4 kg from LEO
UR Rao Satellite Center (URSC), India
design and manufacture of spacecraft for communications, navigation, meteorology, remote sensing, space science and interplanetary exploration
Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Iran
satellites for communications, Earth imaging, remote sensing, military use and technology demonstration
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
satellites for communications, optical and SAR Earth imaging satellites, scientific satellites, lunar landers,
Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC), Japan
manufacture of Earth observation satellites
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
Earth observation satellites
Launcher
Orbiter orbital transfer vehicle
Lockheed Martin Space
satellites for astronomy and astrophysics, communications, early warning, Earth imaging, meteorology and navigation; planetary probes and landers; lunar rovers; asteroid probes and sample return spacecraft
Loft Orbital
YAM series of satellites for payload hosting
Mitsubishi Electric Space Systems
satellites for communications, Earth observation (optical and SAR), remote sensing, meteorology, science, navigation and technology demonstration
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), UAE
Earth observation satellites; interplanetary probes
Momentus
Vigoride series of satellites for hosting payloads and orbital transfer
Moon Express
lunar, planetary and deep space probes, landers and sample return spacecraft
Ames Research Center (ARC), USA
design and manufacture of SmallSats for LEO, lunar and formation flying missions
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), USA
design and manufacture of scientific spacecraft and satellites for Earth science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA
design and manufacture of planetary and lunar probes, scientific spacecraft and Earth science satellites
National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA)
design and manufacture of satellites for communications, Earth observation and military recconnaisance
National Commission for Space Activities (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE)), Argentina
Earth observation satellites (both optical and SAR)
National Institute for Space Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)), Brazil
Earth imaging and remote sensing satellites
Northrop Grumman
manufacturer of satellites for astronomy and astrophysics, communications, Earth observation, remote sensing, early warning, the military; interplanetary probes; manufacturer of the James Webb Space Telescope; manufacturer of the Mission Extension Vehicle space tug
NovaWurks, Inc.
development of fully functional satellites built by combining a number of modular HISat satlets
Open Cosmos
cubesat manufacturer
Orion Space Solutions, LLC (OSS)
SmallSats and CubeSats for atmospheric research, space weather monitoring, space physics and space awareness
Orora Technologies GmbH (OroraTech)
manufacturer of the FOREST series of thermal imaging CubeSats
Parabilis Space Technologies
CubeSat and small sat manufacturer; manufacturer of the Rapid Orbital Mobility Bus (ROMBUS) for orbital insertion and manoeuvres; manufacturer of the Orbital Cargo Return Tug (Orbital CaRT) for re-entry manoeuvres
Rocket Lab
Photon small spacecraft based on Rocket Lab’s Kick Stage launch vehicle module for LEO, GEO and deep space missions
SENER Aeroespacial
prime contractor for the Proba-3 spacecraft
Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)
optical and SAR imaging satellites; meteorological satellites; hyperspectral remote sensing satellites
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan
design and manufacture of technology demonstration, Earth observation and remote sensing satellites
Spaceflight Inc.
manufacturer of the Sherpa family of orbital transfer vehicles
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)
manufacturer of nanosatellites, microsatellites and small satellites for a wide variety of missions
SpaceWorks Enterprises Inc.
re-entry capsules for payload return from space/orbit and for use as a thermal protection system testbed; developing a mono-propellant deorbit stage
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies)
Starlink constellation of LEO communications satellites
Spire Global
cubesat manufacturer
SR Space
developing satellites for Earth imaging, remote sensing and communications
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)
optical, IR and SAR Earth imaging satellites; communications satellites for IoT; lunar probes
Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), Taiwan
design and manufacture of satellites for remote sensing, Earth imaging and meteorology; satellite integration
