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Top 100 Key Players companies in CubeSat
by Most News Heat in the world in 2019

The CubeSat top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat CubeSat Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2019, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10 cm × 10 cm × 11.35 cm (~ 4 in × 4 in × 4.5 in) cubic units. CubeSats have a mass of no more than 1.33 kilograms (2.9 lb) per unit, and often use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for their electronics and structure. CubeSats are commonly put in orbit by deployers on the International Space Station, or launched as secondary payloads on a launch vehicle. Over 1000 CubeSats have been launched as of January 2019. Over 900 have been successfully deployed in orbit and over 80 have been destroyed in launch failures.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

France

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Singapore

Canada

Germany

Sweden

United Arab Emirates

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 65
2
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 54
3
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 54
4
European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre, Noordwijk
Île-de-France, France
Space technology,Aerospace,Incubation
news: 45
5
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 42
6
NanoRacks LLC
Texas, United States
Spacecraft,Biology,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 34
7
Mars, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 31
8
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 30
9
Nanosatellite and CubeSat Database
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
CubeSat,Software,Robotics
news: 27
10
Galactic Enterprises LLC
California, United States
Spacecraft,Launch vehicle,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 26
11
Blue Origin LLC
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Spaceflight,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 24
12
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Software,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 22
13
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 21
14
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 20
15
Spaceflight Industries
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 18
16
Airbus SE
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aerospace,National security,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 17
17
Virgin Orbit LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+2]
news: 17
18
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 16
19
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 15
20
Swarm Technologies LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 15
21
Earth Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Pest control,Drug,Health care
news: 13
22
United Launch Alliance LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Geographic information system,
...[+2]
news: 13
23
Astrocast SA
Vaud, Switzerland
Satellite,Telecommunications,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 13
24
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 13
25
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 12
26
Virgin Models Ltd.
United Kingdom
Venture capital,Mobile telephony,Telecommunications service,
...[+2]
news: 12
27
Planet Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Geographic information system,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 12
28
LightSail Energy, Inc.
California, United States
Energy storage,Compressed air energy storage,Compressed air,
...[+2]
news: 12
29
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Software,Cloud database,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 11
30
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 11
31
Arianespace SASU
Central Region, Singapore
Satellite,Communications satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 11
32
GeekWire LLC
Washington, United States
News media,Directory,Database
news: 11
33
SARsat Arabia
CubeSat,Earth observation,Control system,
...[+1]
news: 11
34
WorldVu Satellites Ltd.
United Kingdom
Satellite,Internet access,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 10
35
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Washington, United States
National security,Space tether,Optical fiber,
...[+2]
news: 10
36
Musk
Beijing Shi, China
Health care,Robotics
news: 10
37
Iridium Communications, Inc.
United States
Satellite,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 9
38
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 9
39
Clyde Space Ltd.
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Spacecraft,Satellite,CubeSat,
...[+2]
news: 9
40
ULA Vietnam
Vietnam
E-commerce,Lifestyle business
news: 9
41
Falcon Automation SA
Belgium
Software,Falcon,Information technology management,
...[+1]
news: 9
42
JPL Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Logistics center
news: 9
43
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Power transmission,Flat panel display,
...[+2]
news: 8
44
SPACE CO., LTD.
Tokyo, Japan
Construction engineering,Exhibition,Publishing,
...[+1]
news: 8
45
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 8
46
Maxar Space LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Spacecraft,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 8
47
ICEYE Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Satellite,Aerospace,Satellite imagery,
...[+2]
news: 8
48
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Robotics,Aerospace,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 8
49
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Virginia, United States
Astronautics,Aerospace,Ingenuity
news: 8
50
Redwire Space, Inc.
United States
3D printing,Spacecraft,International Space Station,
...[+2]
news: 8
51
Morehead State University Foundation
Kentucky, United States
Revenue code,Psychology,Astronomy,
...[+2]
news: 8
52
Spaceflight, Inc.
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Payload,National security,
...[+2]
news: 8
53
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
54
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Virginia, United States
Information technology consulting,Aerospace,Rocket,
...[+2]
news: 7
55
Moon Express, Inc.
United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 7
56
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Data integration,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 7
57
Thales Alenia Space SAS
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Space exploration,Satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 7
58
Informa Plc
United Kingdom
Publishing,Information technology consulting,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 6
59
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 6
60
LIHIT LAB., INC.
Osaka, Japan
Flue-gas desulfurization,Air pollution,Electrostatic precipitator
news: 6
61
Telesat Canada Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Satellite,Telecommunications,High-throughput satellite,
...[+2]
news: 6
62
Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH
Bayern, Germany
Customer insight,Saturn,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 6
63
Astroscale Holdings, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Space debris,Spacecraft,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 6
64
GomSpace A/S
Nordjylland, Denmark
Software,CubeSat,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 6
65
Capella Space Corp.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 6
66
Bigelow Aerospace LLC
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Leisure activity,
...[+2]
news: 6
67
NASA SEWP
United States
Information technology consulting,Prospecting,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 6
68
Oneweb Global Ltd.
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Satellite
news: 6
69
LeoLabs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Database,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 6
70
Teledesic LLC
Washington, United States
Telecommunications,Broadband,Internet of Things
news: 6
71
SatRevolution SA
Lower Silesian, Poland
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation system,
...[+2]
news: 6
72
GeoOptics, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Earth observation,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 6
73
Spire Labs, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Health care,Social media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 6
74
Fleet Space Technologies Pty Ltd.
Western Australia, Australia
Internet of Things,Satellite,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 6
75
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 6
76
Cool Planet Labs
Geographic information system,Software,News media,
...[+2]
news: 6
77
ATK Arbetstagarkonsultation AB
Sweden
Human resources
news: 6
78
CRP USA LLC
North Carolina, United States
3D printing,Automation,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 6
79
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 5
80
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 5
81
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 5
82
Stratasys Ltd.
Minnesota, United States
3D printing,Product design,Fused deposition modeling,
...[+2]
news: 5
83
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 5
84
Khosla Ventures LLC
California, United States
Venture capital,Mobile device,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 5
85
Alta Co.
Hồ Chí Minh city, Vietnam
Music,Advertising
news: 5
86
Reddit, Inc.
California, United States
Social network,Social media,Home page,
...[+2]
news: 5
87
The Social+Capital Partnership LLC
California, United States
Social capital,Venture capital,Humanity,
...[+2]
news: 5
88
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 5
89
Relativity Space, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 5
90
Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 5
91
D-Orbit SpA
Lombardia, Italy
Satellite,Automotive engineering,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 5
92
Alta Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Solar cell,Mobile device,Solar energy,
...[+2]
news: 5
93
CRP Technology Srl
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
3D printing,Rapid prototyping,Direct metal laser sintering,
...[+2]
news: 5
94
Virgin Group Ltd.
United Kingdom
Lien,Venture capital
news: 5
95
Toyota Motor Corp.
Aichi, Japan
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 4
96
Morgan Stanley
New York, United States
Investment banking,Asset management,Emotional security,
...[+2]
news: 4
97
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 4
98
The Coca-Cola Co.
Georgia, United States
Soft drink,Food industry,COLA (software architecture),
...[+2]
news: 4
99
Thales SA
Île-de-France, France
Aerospace,National security,Digital identity,
...[+2]
news: 4
100
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Space technology,Geographic information system,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 4

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