Organisations

Agencies, companies, universities and countries that own or build what goes to orbit, from GCAT. Listed by how many catalogued objects they own or built.

OrganisationObjects ownedPayloads built
SpaceX (Seattle)13,38513,370
China Aerospace4,3960
Strategic Rocket Forces4,0670
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center3,11358
Russian Space Forces3,1160
China National Space Administration2,6100
Main Space Forces Directorate1,8730
Korporatsii Roskosmos1,8204
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces1,5330
Main Space Forces Directorate1,4760
Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv1,3180
US Air Force Space Systems Division1,2680
Proto-Vozdhusnoy Oborony1,1590
Arianespace1,1300
Planet Labs, Inc. (Planet)564566
Soviet Navy1,1080
Central Specialized Design Bureau389660
Southern SDB92914
NPO Energiya740133
Space Defence Force, USSR Armed Forces8240
Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler8210
Kuiper Systems LLC398398
Aerospace Defence Forces7720
US Air Force Space and Missile Center7602
Iridium Satellite LLC7590
Khrunichev State Research and Production Center7278
Indian Space Research Organization60157
One Web (Florida)0650
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration6330
US Air Force Space Division6020
NPO Applied Mechanics16572
RKK Energiya448110
One Web (Network Access Associates Ltd.)5260
National Reconnaissance Office5100
USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization4860
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)79372
United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin Astronautics3890
OKB-10 (Reshetnev)124264
OKB-1 im. S.P. Korolev30966
Chang Guang150197
China SatNet3350
SpaceX26362
Central Space Forces Directorate3230
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency2968
Russian Military Space Forces2960
Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites, SIMIT6289
NASA Langley Research Center2698
TsKBEM Filial No. 352222
SSST2570
Spire/Glasgow0253
Swarm Technologies111121
NASA Johnson Space Flight Center21317
Russian Military Space Forces2250
Planet Labs, Inc106106
Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)18190
Shanghai Academy of Space Technology (CASC 8th Acad)75130
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.0204
Boeing Space Systems (HB)18811
Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye1960
Naval Research Lab9795
US Air Force Space Systems Division1910
USN Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)1910
NASA Lewis Research Center1801
European Space Agency1800
Rocket Lab Ltd.1734
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center1722
US Space Force Space Systems Command1620
OAO M. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems10150
Spaceflight East Is Red Satellite Co4153
Spire1550
Jet Propulsion Lab10445
Swarm Technologies (SpaceX)6880
Ministry of Aerospace Industry1460
SS/Loral1144
Central Sci. Res. Inst. for Chemistry and Mechanics13310
CALT10238
National Space Research Center1309
Omsk Aviation Plant0135
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB1275
General Armaments Dept. of the PLA1320
Defense Research and Development Organization1301
TRW Inc.0131
CSDB-Progress Factory2125
Russian Navy1240
National Space Development Adminstration1221
NPO Lavochkin4081
RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)2695
Rosgidromet NITs Planeta1200
ICEYE4175
Aerospace Defence Forces1150
SPUTNIX Ltd10104
Upravleniye Nachalnika Kosmicheskikh Sredstv RF1140
URUGUS S.A., Satellogic S.A., Montevideo satellite factory5658
Space Development Agency1110
One Web1100
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo0105
Priroda Center GUGK1050
Strategic Support Troops1040
Central KB for Experimental Machine Building6537
NPO Applied Mechanics1100
Orbcomm Inc.980
PO Polyot095
Iridium Inc.940
All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute1675
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory585
Aerospace Corp.3652
Khrunichev State Research and Production Center823
NASA Manned Spacecraft Center840
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations3247
OKB-1 Filial No. 32752
Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)079
OOO 'Byuro 1440'3838
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field4826
INTELSAT720
Arianespace710
JHU-Applied Physics Lab467
NPO Lavochkin, fil. ORKK5615
GeeSpace682
Geely SuperFac.168
Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Special Projects (NRO Program A)690
Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy680
CMSEO650
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Launch Services)641
Southern SDB956
Thales Alenia Space065
Lockheed Martin Astronautics586
United Launch Alliance/Boeing640
Sitronics Group630
China Aerospace Sci/Tech Corp630
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Group (SSG)458
MKK Kosmotras600
Intelsat S.A., US headquarters590
GE Missiles and Space Vehicles Division (MSVD)058
Mitsubishi Electric Co.057
Shenzhen Hangtian DongFangHong HIT Weixing YG354
York Space Systems255
Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse055
Boeing North American/Palmdale055
All-Union Electromechanical Scientific Research Institute478
Orbital ATK Civil Sats. and Nat. Security Systems055
D-ORBIT2727
ISRO Satellite Center054
Orbital Sciences Corp.450
Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci4311
Globalstar LP530
National Reconnaissance Office520
Technical University of Berlin2527
Kineis2525
HawkEye 360 Inc.490
SpaceTy1039
EnduroSat Trading EOOD939
Shanghai Inst. of Satellite Engineering (509 Res.Inst.)147
Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci426
ZIKh (Zavod im. M.V. Khrunichev)2028
GomSpace344
Military-Topographic Service of the Soviet Army470
OHB (Orbital Hochtechnologie Bremen System GmbH)145
Shanghai ASES Spaceflight Technology Co. Ltd.244
Thales Alenia Space046
Fossa Systems1926
Kyushu Instiute of Technology1629
MinoSpace1530
NanoAvionics540
Unknown US manufacturer (classified satellite)441
Aerospace Tianmu Satellite Tech. Co. Ltd.2222
Ministry of Comms. Union Radio Comms.440
Kepler Communications Inc.3310
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems/Sunnyvale043
Joint Stock Corp. VNIIEM1231
Capella Space Corp.2121
OSC Germantown141
Plan-S Satellite and Space Technologies2121
Astrocast2020
Guodian HiTech Technology Co Ltd.400
Galaxy Aerospace832
Astrium (F) Toulouse039
ADA Space (Guoxing Aerospace Tech Co.)1821
US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research390
Genesat (SHGS)038
Ministry of Astronautics Industry380
Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci308
SS/Loral (MDA)038
Ball Aerospace037
Rockwell/Seal Beach037
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd631
AFRL/RV315
Apogeo Space1818
Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe Upravleniye360
Institute of Space and Astronautical Sci360
Korea Aerospace Research Institute2312
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium728
Gonets Satellite Systems340
Astro Digital628
Avellan Space Technology and Science2014
Blue Canyon Technologies034
Eutelsat SA340
Yunyao Aerospace Tech Co. (Tianjin) Ltd.340
TsNII Kometa034
Beijing Future Navigation Technology Co. Ltd.330
EADS Bremen033
GE Astro Space, East Windsor033
Innovative Solutions In Space B.V.330
Yangel KB2112
Institute of Microsatellite Innovation, CAS330
7th Machine Bld.320
AXELSPACE Corporation1319
National Satellite Meteorological Center310
King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology1615
Boeing Launch Services (?)300
ExPace300
Martin Marietta030
SkyKraft1515
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, DoD300
Central Specialized Design Bureau - Progress1811
NearSpaceLaunch1118
OHB-I (Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio)128
Sea Launch Limited Partnership290
SWSU1217
QPS Laboratories Co, Ltd.1414
Los Alamos National Laboratory226
Northrop Grumman Civil Sats. and Nat. Security Systems028
Special Technology Center1414
Synspective Inc.1513
Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems LLC424
Umbra Labs1414
AAC Microtec/Clyde Space Ltd.621
Globalstar Inc.270
Harbin Institute of Technology819
Russian Ministry of Defense270
UnseenLabs SAS261
Voenno-Vosdushniye Sili Rossii270
Italian Space Agency260
Interkosmos260
Aerospatiale-Cannes026
Machine Building Special Design Bureau260
USAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program251
European Meteorological Satellite Organization250
LeoStella LLC (SFLIN/THALES)025
SpaceQuest1015
Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto024
State Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information Bureau240
Korea Advanced Institute for Space Technology195
Maxar Space Solutions Group024
Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center240
ONDO Space LLC1212
BlackSky Global230
California Polytechnic State University815
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency194
Israeli Aircraft Industries, Mabat factory023
McDonnell Aircraft023
Galaxy Aerospace Nantong Satellite Smart Factory023
Aerospacelab814
ArkEdge Space1012
European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency220
Herzliya Science Center1111
Orbital ATK Space Systems Group (SSG)814
Panamsat Corp220
RSCC220
Spire Global Luxembourg220
Swarm Technologies New Zealand220
Telesat Canada220
Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu021
Harbin Gongda Satellite Tech. Co Ltd.021
Lincoln Labs, Mass. Inst of Technology714
Lockheed Martin Telecommunications/East Windsor021
Motorola Satellite Communications021
SatRevolution S.A.912
SES O3B Networks Ltd.210
TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy)210
DigitalGlobe200
Eutelsat One Web (Network Access Associates Ltd.)200
Hughes Communications Inc.200
ICEYE US155
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale020
Matra Marconi Space (Toulouse)020
Baumann Moscow State Technical University1010
Philco-Ford WDL020
Iranian Space Agency200
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Sunnyvale)019
Lockheed Missiles and Space Division019
Nanyang Technological University109
Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems (Louisville)019
China Long March Rocket Co. Ltd.181
Defense Systems Inc018
European Telecommunications Satellite Organization180
General Dynamics/Convair Division (Plant 19)018
National Cheng Kung University99
Spaceflight East Is Red Satellite Co018
Lynk Global, Inc99
NG117
North American Aviation, Missile Division, Downey018
Tokyo University711
US Naval Academy810
US Naval Postgraduate School99
Varda Space Industries117
Wurzburg Center for Telematics99
Alba Orbital Ltd.116
AMSAT North America (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp)98
E-Space89
Geoskan107
Tsinghua University98
Terra Bella (Planet)170
Tomorrow.io (The Tomorrow Companies Inc.)170
University of Colorado, Boulder89
ArgoTec srl016
Boeing Space Center, Kent016
British Aerospace016
Communications Research Center151
Eurockot Launch Services GmbH (D for RU lanch vehicle)160
National Space Organization151
Arsenal Design Bureau412
Kleos Space SA160
LandSpace151
Lockheed Martin Space Systems/Valley Forge016
LusoSpace88
Orora Technologies GmbH106
Pixxel88
Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission115
Unknown Russian operator115
US Special Operations Command160
AMSAT-China (CAMSAT)114
Arabsat, Arab League150
Environmental Science Services Administration150
Fleet Space Technologies Pty Ltd114
National Institute of Aerospace Technology87
Muon Space411
Spaceflight Industries Inc.87
Terran Orbital015
US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)150
Airbus Defense and Space, Bremen014
Beijing HEAD Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd.140
European Space Research Organization140
GE Americom140
Globalstar Inc.140
Grummann Aerospace Corporation014
Intelsat Ltd, US headquarters140
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, EIAST86
Moscow State University95
Novosibirsk State University77
SatRec Initiative113
Seoul National University77
SS/Loral (Maxar)014
Chinese Academy of Sciences140
China Resources Satellite Applications Center (CRESDA)140
Zhuhai Orbital Control Engineering Ltd122
Chiba Institute of Technology76
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency130
National University of Defense Technology67
Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Eslami (Missile Forces)103
SES S.A.130
Israel Space Agency130
Swedish Space Corporation85
Montpellier University58
Alba Orbital UG120
AMSAT-Germany66
CASIC57
Cosmoworks Inc.66
German Aerospace Center120
DirecTV120
Fergani Space66
General Dynamics Space Systems Division120
GHGSat Inc.120
Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg66
Ministry of Defence, London120
O3B Networks Ltd.120
Philco-Ford012
Raytheon Intelligence and Space/Blue Canyon012
Roma La Sapienza57
Samara National Research University84
SASTIND120
SES Satellite Leasing Ltd. (Isle of Man)120
Shizuoka University66
Unknown Chinese operator48
Egyptian Space Agency93
China 4D Mapping Tech Co. Ltd.120
Arizona State University65
Beijing Zero Gravity Lab29
Canadian Space Agency101
DFVLR110
Roskosmos110
Makeev Design Bureau74
Georgia Institute of Technology56
Satellite Communications Co.110
NGIS Launch Systems (Wallops)110
Soci\'et\'e Europeene des Satellites, Luxembourg110
United States Air Force Academy47
University of Colorado-Lab for Atmospheric and Space Physics65
US Air Force Space Command110
Topographics Service of the Russian Armed Froces110
Aalborg University55
Aalto University55
BUTE55
C3S LLC46
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Belleville Campus55
General Delegation for Ordnance100
Echostar Communications Corp100
Galactic Energy82
GE Reentry Systems Div010
German Orbital Systems GmbH37
Hello Space Systems Teknoloji A.S.55

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Roles are counted from the catalogue itself, not from GCAT type labels, which GCAT describes as patchy. About this source