# Space Tech Market Map United States 2026: 113 Startups in 7 Segments > 113 space tech startups in the United States, mapped in 7 segments: launch, satellites and space communications and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/space-tech-united-states-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Launch 33 - [SpaceX](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex) - [Stoke Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space) - [Apex](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex) - [Karman Space & Defense](https://millionrounds.com/company/karman-space-and-defense) - [K2 Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/k2-space) - [Firefly Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/firefly-aerospace) - [Cowboy Space Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy-space-corporation) - [*RL* Rocket Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocket-lab) - [Relativity Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/relativity-space) - [Firehawk Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/firehawk-aerospace) - [Venus Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/venus-aerospace) - [Terran Orbital](https://millionrounds.com/company/terran-orbital) - [X-Bow Launch Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/x-bow-launch-systems) - [Satelles](https://millionrounds.com/company/satelles) - [ABL Space Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/abl-space-systems) - [XCOR Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcor-aerospace) - [Vaya Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaya-space) - [*HA* Hop Aero](https://millionrounds.com/company/hop-aero) - [Virgin Orbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgin-orbit) - [Auriga Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/auriga-space) - [Launch Factory](https://millionrounds.com/company/launch-factory) - [Avion](https://millionrounds.com/company/avion) - [Origin Speech Therapy](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin-speech-therapy) - [Elodin](https://millionrounds.com/company/elodin) +9 more ## Satellites 24 - [*H* HyperSat](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersat) - [Sierra Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/sierra-space) - [Muon Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/muon-space) - [Hubble Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubble-network) - [Loft Orbital](https://millionrounds.com/company/loft-orbital) - [BlackSkyTechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackskytechnology) - [Reflect Orbital](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflect-orbital) - [SpinLaunch](https://millionrounds.com/company/spinlaunch) - [AiDash](https://millionrounds.com/company/aidash) - [Spaceflight Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/spaceflight-industries) - [Array Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/array-labs) - [Ramon.Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/ramon-space) - [*EM* Elveo Mobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/elveo-mobile) - [PlanetiQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/planetiq) - [Samara Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/samara-aerospace) - [Orbital Sidekick](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-sidekick) - [Kayhan Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/kayhan-space) - [Proteus Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteus-space) - [Diffraqtion](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffraqtion) - [*K* Kubos](https://millionrounds.com/company/kubos) - [Rogue Space Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/rogue-space-systems) - [Wardstone](https://millionrounds.com/company/wardstone) - [Magma Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/magma-space) - [Torre Space and Power Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/torre-space-and-power-systems) ## Space communications 21 - [CesiumAstro](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro) - [Astranis](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis) - [Northwood Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space) - [Kuiper Government Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuiper-government-solutions) - [Optics 1](https://millionrounds.com/company/optics-1) - [Albedo](https://millionrounds.com/company/albedo) - [Skylo](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylo) - [NUVIEW](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview) - [ATLAS Space Operations](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-space-operations) - [Revision Military](https://millionrounds.com/company/revision-military) - [Overview Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/overview-energy) - [Endeavor Optical Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/endeavor-optical-networks) - [Ravee Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravee-optics) - [Baxter Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/baxter-aerospace) - [Akash Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/akash-systems) - [Apolink](https://millionrounds.com/company/apolink) - [Maxtena](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxtena) - [nxgsat](https://millionrounds.com/company/nxgsat) - [Blue Cubed](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-cubed) - [Solstar Space Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/solstar-space-company) - [AscendArc](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascendarc) ## Lunar and exploration 12 - [Intuitive Machines](https://millionrounds.com/company/intuitive-machines) - [Turion Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/turion-space) - [Moon Express](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-express) - [Lunar Outpost](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunar-outpost) - [Accion Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/accion-systems) - [ExoTerra](https://millionrounds.com/company/exoterra) - [Azora](https://millionrounds.com/company/azora) - [Cascade Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-space) - [Interlune](https://millionrounds.com/company/interlune) - [Continuum Space Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/continuum-space-systems) - [Space Elements](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-elements) - [Aquarian Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquarian-space) ## In-space services 10 - [Impulse Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space) - [Axiom Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiom-space) - [Starfish Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/starfish-space) - [Space Kinetic](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-kinetic) - [Aethero](https://millionrounds.com/company/aethero) - [Argo Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/argo-space) - [Orbit Fab](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbit-fab) - [Revolution Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolution-space) - [CisLunar Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/cislunar-industries) - [Enduralock](https://millionrounds.com/company/enduralock) ## Propulsion 9 - [Sophia Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/sophia-space) - [Orbion Space Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbion-space-technology) - [Morpheus Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpheus-space) - [Apollo Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo-fusion) - [New Frontier Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-frontier-aerospace) - [Benchmark Space Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchmark-space-systems) - [bluShift Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/blushift-aerospace) - [Plasmos](https://millionrounds.com/company/plasmos) - [Viridian Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridian-space) ## Earth observation 4 - [Hydrosat](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrosat) - [Near Space Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/near-space-labs) - [SkyFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyfi) - [GeoOptics](https://millionrounds.com/company/geooptics) ## Segment by segment ### Launch 33 startups · $48B raised - [**SpaceX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex) SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that focuses on reducing the costs associated with space travel by using reusable rockets. United States $42B - [**Stoke Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stoke-space) Stoke Space is a U.S. United States $1.6B - [**Apex**](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex) Ian Cinnamon, CEO, and Max Benassi, CTO, founded Apex in 2022 to solve one of the space industry's biggest challenges: the satelli United States $1.1B - [**Karman Space & Defense**](https://millionrounds.com/company/karman-space-and-defense) Karman Space & Defense offers production solutions for hypersonics, spacecraft, launch vehicles, missiles, and integrated defense systems. United States $854M - [**K2 Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/k2-space) K2 Space focuses on the latest generation of launch vehicles that will open the doors to the solar system. United States $750M - [**Firefly Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firefly-aerospace) Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for small payloads. United States $609M - [**Cowboy Space Corporation**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowboy-space-corporation) Cowboy Space Corporation is a space infrastructure company dedicated to building orbital data centers for artificial intelligence. United States $275M - [*RL* **Rocket Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rocket-lab) United States $215M ### Satellites 24 startups · $2.8B raised - [*H* **HyperSat**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypersat) HyperSat is a developer of hyperspectral imaging satellites. United States $935M - [**Sierra Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sierra-space) Sierra Space is a commercial aerospace and defense technology company based in Louisville, Colorado. United States $550M - [**Muon Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/muon-space) Muon Space is an American aerospace startup founded in 2021, based in Mountain View, California. United States $295M - [**Hubble Network**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hubble-network) Hubble Network is a Seattle-based space technology and telecommunications company founded in 2021. United States $270M - [**Loft Orbital**](https://millionrounds.com/company/loft-orbital) Loft Orbital is a French-American space infrastructure company founded in 2017, specializing in Space Infrastructure as a Service. United States $186M - [**BlackSkyTechnology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackskytechnology) BlackSky Technology is a satellite-imaging-as-a-service startup. United States $160M - [**Reflect Orbital**](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflect-orbital) Reflect Orbital is an American space technology company founded in 2021 and based in Hawthorne, California. United States $94M - [**SpinLaunch**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spinlaunch) SpinLaunch is an aerospace company focused on sending satellites to low-Earth orbit using kinetic energy. United States $82M ### Space communications 21 startups · $3.8B raised - [**CesiumAstro**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cesiumastro) CesiumAstro is an aerospace and defense startup based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2017. United States $1.8B - [**Astranis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/astranis) Astranis designs, builds, and operates the world’s most advanced high orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity. United States $1.2B - [**Northwood Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/northwood-space) Northwood Space is a hardware solution that expands the orbits and frequency ranges available from the ground for satellite communication. United States $505M - [**Kuiper Government Solutions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kuiper-government-solutions) Kuiper Government Solutions deploys a large broadband satellite internet constellation to provide broadband internet connectivity. United States $67M - [**Optics 1**](https://millionrounds.com/company/optics-1) Optics1 is engaged in optics design and optical developments, including visible, infrared and ultraviolet light, X-rays and microwaves. United States $38M - [**Albedo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/albedo) Albedo, also known as Albedo Space, is an American aerospace company based in Broomfield, Colorado. United States $35M - [**Skylo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylo) Skylo Technologies is a global satellite communications company based in Mountain View, California. United States $30M - [**NUVIEW**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuview) NUVIEW is building the world's first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation. United States $17M ### Lunar and exploration 12 startups · $394M raised - [**Intuitive Machines**](https://millionrounds.com/company/intuitive-machines) Intuitive Machines is a space exploration company that provides infrastructure and services to support lunar and other space missions. United States $175M - [**Turion Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/turion-space) Turion Space is an aerospace and defense company based in Irvine, California, founded in 2021 by a team from SpaceX. United States $115M - [**Moon Express**](https://millionrounds.com/company/moon-express) Moon Express is a privately held U.S. United States $33M - [**Lunar Outpost**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunar-outpost) Lunar Outpost is a private aerospace company based in Golden, Colorado, focused on building robotic infrastructure to support a su United States $30M - [**Accion Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/accion-systems) Accion Systems is a Boston-based aerospace startup founded in 2014, specializing in electric propulsion systems for small satellit United States $11M - [**ExoTerra**](https://millionrounds.com/company/exoterra) ExoTerra's mission is to enable more exploration of space by making it affordable to a larger market. United States $8.0M - [**Azora**](https://millionrounds.com/company/azora) Azora is a San Francisco-based space communications company founded in 2025. United States $7.7M - [**Cascade Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cascade-space) Cascade Space is a space communications company founded in 2025 and based in San Francisco. United States $5.9M ### In-space services 10 startups · $2.0B raised - [**Impulse Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/impulse-space) Impulse Space is a private aerospace startup based in Redondo Beach, California, founded in September 2021 by Tom Mueller, a propu United States $1.3B - [**Axiom Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiom-space) Axiom Space, Inc. United States $525M - [**Starfish Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/starfish-space) Starfish Space is an American aerospace company located in Tukwila, Washington. United States $129M - [**Space Kinetic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/space-kinetic) Building resilient in-space supply lines. United States $12M - [**Aethero**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aethero) Aethero is a space technology company that specializes in high-performance, radiation-hardened computers and edge computing soluti United States $8.4M - [**Argo Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/argo-space) Argo Space is a U.S.-based aerospace company founded in 2022 by former SpaceX engineers Robert, Ryan, and Kirby Carlisle. United States $7.9M - [**Orbit Fab**](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbit-fab) Orbit Fab is an American aerospace startup founded in 2018 and based in Lafayette, Colorado, with a facility in the UK. United States $6.8M - [**Revolution Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolution-space) Revolution Space is an aerospace company based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, founded in 2014. United States $5.7M ### Propulsion 9 startups · $390M raised - [**Sophia Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sophia-space) Sophia Space Inc. United States $310M - [**Orbion Space Technology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbion-space-technology) Orbion Space Technology develops and manufactures plasma propulsion systems for small satellites. United States $47M - [**Morpheus Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpheus-space) Morpheus Space is an innovative manufacturer of electric propulsion systems tailored for the New Space industry. United States $15M - [**Apollo Fusion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/apollo-fusion) Apollo Fusion is an aerospace components manufacturer based in Mountain View, California, specializing in electric propulsion syst United States $10M - [**New Frontier Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-frontier-aerospace) New Frontier Aerospace (NFA) is a technology startup founded in 2020 and based in Tukwila, Washington. United States $3.0M - [**Benchmark Space Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchmark-space-systems) Benchmark Space Systems is an aerospace company that offers propulsion solutions for small satellite applications. United States $2.4M - [**bluShift Aerospace**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blushift-aerospace) Scalable, reusable propulsion for defense and space. United States $1.3M - [**Plasmos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/plasmos) Plasmos is a space logistics and propulsion startup based in Upland/Palo Alto, California, founded in 2021. United States $550K ### Earth observation 4 startups · $108M raised - [**Hydrosat**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydrosat) Hydrosat is a deep-tech and climate technology company focused on Earth Observation through advanced thermal infrared satellite im United States $70M - [**Near Space Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/near-space-labs) Near Space Labs is a geospatial intelligence and earth observation company based in Brooklyn, New York, with operations in Barcelona, Spain. United States $20M - [**SkyFi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skyfi) SkyFi is a private Earth Intelligence platform and geospatial data marketplace based in Austin, Texas. United States $13M - [**GeoOptics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/geooptics) GeoOptics, Inc. United States $5.2M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in space tech, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. 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