The space economy, from the ground up.

697 products from 427 companies, from factories on Earth to mining asteroids. Updated Oct 22, 2026.

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0 km · Earth’s surface

On the ground

Every satellite starts on the ground. Control software, antennas and factories decide how many fly and how fast their data comes back.

Also here: CubeSat platform kits, Propulsion test stands and test services, IrriWatch

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From the pad to orbit

Launch

Launch sets the price of everything above it. Boosters that land and fly again have cut the cost of reaching orbit. The race now is reusable upper stages and more flights.

Also here: Spectrum, Neutron, Falcon Heavy

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80–160 km

Edge of space

The Kármán line, 100 km up, is where space officially begins. Suborbital rockets, spaceplanes and balloons work here, and reentry capsules come back through it.

Also here: Aurora spaceplane, SpaceLoft, SR75

See all 58 in Edge of space

160–2,000 km

Low Earth orbit

Most satellites fly here, around 400 km up, where the space station is. Internet constellations, orbital factories and servicing craft share the crowded shells.

Also here: BlackSky Gen-3, HawkEye 360 radio-tracking satellites, BlueBird (next generation)

See all 383 in Low Earth orbit

2,000–35,786 km

High orbits

Far above, one satellite can see half the Earth. Some hover over a single spot, 35,786 km up. Tugs now move satellites between orbits.

Also here: Endurance, HummingSat, Kacific1

See all 68 in High orbits

35,786–384,400 km

Earth to Moon

The long stretch between Earth and the Moon. Companies here sell spacecraft that can change orbit, and radio relays for missions that go beyond low orbit.

Also here: ION Satellite Carrier, Helios, CAPSTONE 02

See all 55 in Earth to Moon

384,400 km from Earth

The Moon

The Moon is a three-day trip. Landers are the first commercial product, and the prize is helium-3 for quantum computers and water ice for rocket fuel.

Also here: Project Olympus, FLIP rover, Moon RACER lunar terrain vehicle

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55–400 million km

Mars

Mars is months away. Missions so far are science and communications relays, and most plans for cargo and people depend on Starship.

See all 10 in Mars

Beyond Mars

Deep space

Probes bound for asteroids and the outer planets, and the engines meant to get them there faster. A few startups plan to mine asteroids for metals and water.

Also here: Electrospray thrusters, K+ Mission 1, Starfire (Direct Fusion Drive)

See all 22 in Deep space

October 2026

Emerging companies

Companies with the most new funding, contracts and milestones over the last six months.

  • Ursa Major's Draper liquid rocket engine firing horizontally on a test stand during a hotfire test

    Launch

    Ursa Major

    Builds rocket engines and solid rocket motors, mostly for defense

    Won $137M in U.S. Navy contracts for solid rocket motors
    Company announcement

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  1. Deep space22 products · Beyond Mars
  2. Mars10 products · 55–400 million km
  3. The Moon70 products · 384,400 km from Earth
  4. Earth to Moon55 products · 35,786–384,400 km
  5. High orbits68 products · 2,000–35,786 km
  6. Low Earth orbit383 products · 160–2,000 km
  7. Edge of space58 products · 80–160 km
  8. Launch110 products · From the pad to orbit
  9. On the ground217 products · 0 km · Earth’s surface

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