New and recently funded Space Startups
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Country: India | Funding: $8M
PierSight is building application-specific SAR systems. Application-specific means serving the needs of an application(maritime/land/forest) with one system at a time. This approach delivers superior intelligence at a fraction of traditional costs. Some of the systems are: Varuna (32 Satellite Constellation, using SAR fused with AIS, for persistent maritime surveillance), Vidura (SAR payload that can be mounted on drones, built for foliage penetration), Sanjay (High-resolution SAR satellites built for terrestrial imaging), MATSYA (Maritime Analytics & Tracking System using AI)
PierSight is building application-specific SAR systems. Application-specific means serving the needs of an application(maritime/land/forest) with one system at a time. This approach delivers superior intelligence at a fraction of traditional costs. Some of the systems are: Varuna (32 Satellite Constellation, using SAR fused with AIS, for persistent maritime surveillance), Vidura (SAR payload that can be mounted on drones, built for foliage penetration), Sanjay (High-resolution SAR satellites built for terrestrial imaging), MATSYA (Maritime Analytics & Tracking System using AI)
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.2B
Sierra Space implements complex space projects, including satellite missions (using its own small, high-performance, and affordable satellites for in-orbit servicing) and space stations. The company also develops new technologies and systems for spacecraft, including solar-powered electrical systems, surface-mount technology to significantly reduce space power supply lead times, hypersonic engines and life support systems. Sierra's most famous product is the reusable Dream Chaser spacecraft, designed to deliver cargo and crew to and from the station. It is the only commercial spaceplane capable of takeoff and landing.
Sierra Space implements complex space projects, including satellite missions (using its own small, high-performance, and affordable satellites for in-orbit servicing) and space stations. The company also develops new technologies and systems for spacecraft, including solar-powered electrical systems, surface-mount technology to significantly reduce space power supply lead times, hypersonic engines and life support systems. Sierra's most famous product is the reusable Dream Chaser spacecraft, designed to deliver cargo and crew to and from the station. It is the only commercial spaceplane capable of takeoff and landing.
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Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩58.5B
Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.
Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.
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Country: USA | Funding: $722M
Apex develops small satellite platforms for commercial and government customers. Its productized bus platform improves reliability, reduces costs and accelerates manufacturing at constellation scale, while built-in customization allows you to easily adapt an existing platform to your mission's specific requirements. The company also provides comprehensive space mission management services, from spacecraft analysis to payload integration and on-orbit commissioning.
Apex develops small satellite platforms for commercial and government customers. Its productized bus platform improves reliability, reduces costs and accelerates manufacturing at constellation scale, while built-in customization allows you to easily adapt an existing platform to your mission's specific requirements. The company also provides comprehensive space mission management services, from spacecraft analysis to payload integration and on-orbit commissioning.
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Country: Spain | Funding: €136.4M
Sateliot is a satellite operator offering global, continuous Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity via 5G protocol via its low-orbit satellite constellation. Sateliot's network is designed to connect small devices, such as monitoring equipment on refrigerated containers transported by sea, to satellites. Its clients include logistics companies, farmers, oil platforms, and environmental research organizations. The company's customers are primarily located in the countries with large areas unserved by mobile networks, including Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, and Australia.
Sateliot is a satellite operator offering global, continuous Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity via 5G protocol via its low-orbit satellite constellation. Sateliot's network is designed to connect small devices, such as monitoring equipment on refrigerated containers transported by sea, to satellites. Its clients include logistics companies, farmers, oil platforms, and environmental research organizations. The company's customers are primarily located in the countries with large areas unserved by mobile networks, including Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, and Australia.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1B
Impulse Space develops orbital maneuvering vehicles for last-mile cargo delivery.
Impulse Space develops orbital maneuvering vehicles for last-mile cargo delivery.
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Country: Japan | Funding: $443.4M
Astroscale provides a full range of on-orbit services, including refueling, in-situ space monitoring, and debris disposal and removal to build resilient space systems. The company also provides on-orbit asset diagnostics to support ADR, EOL, and LEX services to extend the life of spacecraft, maximize their usefulness, and reduce manufacturing and operating costs.
Astroscale provides a full range of on-orbit services, including refueling, in-situ space monitoring, and debris disposal and removal to build resilient space systems. The company also provides on-orbit asset diagnostics to support ADR, EOL, and LEX services to extend the life of spacecraft, maximize their usefulness, and reduce manufacturing and operating costs.
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Country: USA | Funding: $53.7M
Lunar Outpost is building moon rovers for NASA's Artemis program. The company's first, larger rover, Eagle, is designed to transport astronauts, while the second, Pegasus, is closer to the more compact MAPP-class models: autonomous, modular, and designed for tasks requiring no human intervention. The core idea behind the Lunar Outpost project is that the same wide range of autonomy, mobility, and regolith processing systems that can transport scientific payloads can later assist in preparing landing sites, hosting equipment, maintaining power systems, and servicing equipment between manned visits.
Lunar Outpost is building moon rovers for NASA's Artemis program. The company's first, larger rover, Eagle, is designed to transport astronauts, while the second, Pegasus, is closer to the more compact MAPP-class models: autonomous, modular, and designed for tasks requiring no human intervention. The core idea behind the Lunar Outpost project is that the same wide range of autonomy, mobility, and regolith processing systems that can transport scientific payloads can later assist in preparing landing sites, hosting equipment, maintaining power systems, and servicing equipment between manned visits.
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Country: USA | Funding: $804M
Redwire is a key mission enabler with products relevant to almost every space mission, including: power generation, antennas, deployable solutions, star trackers, and camera systems. It is building next generation spacecraft with key capabilities such as maneuverability, AI, and resiliency. Redwire’s advanced optical imaging and sun sensor technology launched onboard the Orion spacecraft as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission for the Artemis program. Redwire is also a global leader in microgravity research and development with decades of flight heritage and hundreds of experiments flown focused on transformational improvements to drug development and human health issues.
Redwire is a key mission enabler with products relevant to almost every space mission, including: power generation, antennas, deployable solutions, star trackers, and camera systems. It is building next generation spacecraft with key capabilities such as maneuverability, AI, and resiliency. Redwire’s advanced optical imaging and sun sensor technology launched onboard the Orion spacecraft as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission for the Artemis program. Redwire is also a global leader in microgravity research and development with decades of flight heritage and hundreds of experiments flown focused on transformational improvements to drug development and human health issues.
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Country: USA | Funding: $468.9M
Tomorrow.io develops an AI weather prediction platform and operates its own satellite constellation, which uses a unique, reconfigurable radar to collect data on a wide range of geophysical variables. Tomorrow.io's microsonde satellites measure atmospheric temperature, water vapor and precipitation - even through cloud cover. High-resolution precipitation data collection with an average revisit rate of one hour allows the company to achieve a new level of understanding and forecasting of hurricanes, floods, landslides, wildfires, and droughts. AI model integrates satellite and global data, enabling more accurate real-time forecasts in areas traditionally lacking reliable meteorological data.
Tomorrow.io develops an AI weather prediction platform and operates its own satellite constellation, which uses a unique, reconfigurable radar to collect data on a wide range of geophysical variables. Tomorrow.io's microsonde satellites measure atmospheric temperature, water vapor and precipitation - even through cloud cover. High-resolution precipitation data collection with an average revisit rate of one hour allows the company to achieve a new level of understanding and forecasting of hurricanes, floods, landslides, wildfires, and droughts. AI model integrates satellite and global data, enabling more accurate real-time forecasts in areas traditionally lacking reliable meteorological data.