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Top 100 Key Players companies in CubeSat
by Most News Heat in the world in 2020

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 2020, 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

Singapore

Finland

Germany

Canada

Italy

Sweden

Australia

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: 125
2
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 116
3
European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre, Noordwijk
Île-de-France, France
Space technology,Aerospace,Incubation
news: 92
4
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 81
5
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 67
6
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Software,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 51
7
NanoRacks LLC
Texas, United States
Spacecraft,Biology,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 45
8
Mars, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 42
9
Airbus SE
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aerospace,National security,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 37
10
Planet Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Geographic information system,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 37
11
Virgin Orbit LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+2]
news: 36
12
Nanosatellite and CubeSat Database
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
CubeSat,Software,Robotics
news: 36
13
Arianespace SASU
Central Region, Singapore
Satellite,Communications satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 34
14
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 33
15
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 32
16
Blue Origin LLC
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Spaceflight,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 32
17
Swarm Technologies LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 29
18
Galactic Enterprises LLC
California, United States
Spacecraft,Launch vehicle,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 28
19
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 26
20
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Power transmission,Flat panel display,
...[+2]
news: 26
21
Falcon Automation SA
Belgium
Software,Falcon,Information technology management,
...[+1]
news: 26
22
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 25
23
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 24
24
Spaceflight, Inc.
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Payload,National security,
...[+2]
news: 24
25
United Launch Alliance LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Geographic information system,
...[+2]
news: 23
26
Earth Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Pest control,Drug,Health care
news: 20
27
Spaceflight Industries
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 20
28
SPACE CO., LTD.
Tokyo, Japan
Construction engineering,Exhibition,Publishing,
...[+1]
news: 19
29
SARsat Arabia
CubeSat,Earth observation,Control system,
...[+1]
news: 19
30
Iridium Communications, Inc.
United States
Satellite,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 18
31
Virgin Models Ltd.
United Kingdom
Venture capital,Mobile telephony,Telecommunications service,
...[+2]
news: 18
32
Astrocast SA
Vaud, Switzerland
Satellite,Telecommunications,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 18
33
Thales Alenia Space SAS
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Space exploration,Satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 18
34
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 18
35
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Space technology,Geographic information system,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 17
36
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 16
37
LIHIT LAB., INC.
Osaka, Japan
Flue-gas desulfurization,Air pollution,Electrostatic precipitator
news: 16
38
WorldVu Satellites Ltd.
United Kingdom
Satellite,Internet access,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 16
39
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 15
40
Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 15
41
ICEYE Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Satellite,Aerospace,Satellite imagery,
...[+2]
news: 15
42
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Washington, United States
National security,Space tether,Optical fiber,
...[+2]
news: 15
43
JPL Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Logistics center
news: 15
44
Canon Electronics, Inc.
Saitama, Japan
Information device,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management,
...[+2]
news: 14
45
Capella Space Corp.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 14
46
NASA SEWP
United States
Information technology consulting,Prospecting,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 14
47
Oneweb Global Ltd.
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Satellite
news: 14
48
NanoAvionika UAB
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 14
49
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Virginia, United States
Astronautics,Aerospace,Ingenuity
news: 14
50
Momentus Space LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 14
51
Clyde Space Ltd.
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Spacecraft,Satellite,CubeSat,
...[+2]
news: 14
52
Exolaunch
Berlin, Germany
Satellite,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+1]
news: 14
53
Kepler Communications, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Satellite,Communications satellite,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 13
54
SatRevolution SA
Lower Silesian, Poland
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation system,
...[+2]
news: 13
55
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 13
56
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 12
57
Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH
Bayern, Germany
Customer insight,Saturn,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 12
58
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 12
59
Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
Texas, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 12
60
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Data integration,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 12
61
GomSpace A/S
Nordjylland, Denmark
Software,CubeSat,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 12
62
GeekWire LLC
Washington, United States
News media,Directory,Database
news: 12
63
Millennium Space Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,National security,
...[+2]
news: 12
64
Ames Research Center
Texas, United States
Market research,NASA research,Silicon valley,
...[+2]
news: 12
65
Musk
Beijing Shi, China
Health care,Robotics
news: 12
66
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 11
67
PT Astra International Tbk
Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Palm oil,Automotive engineering,Heavy equipment,
...[+2]
news: 11
68
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 11
69
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 11
70
Maxar Space LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Spacecraft,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 11
71
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana SpA
Italy
Satellite,Telecommunications,Habitability,
...[+2]
news: 11
72
D-Orbit SpA
Lombardia, Italy
Satellite,Automotive engineering,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 11
73
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Robotics,Aerospace,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 11
74
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Software,Cloud database,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 10
75
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 10
76
Eutelsat Communications SA
Île-de-France, France
Satellite,Telecommunications,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 10
77
Firefly AB
Sweden
Dust explosion,Industrial engineering,Fire detection,
...[+2]
news: 10
78
AAC Clyde Space
Sweden
Spacecraft,Aerospace
news: 10
79
Relativity Space, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 10
80
TriSept Corp.
Virginia, United States
Construction engineering,Satellite system,Aerospace engineering,
...[+2]
news: 10
81
BlackSky Global LLC
Washington, United States
Satellite,Software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 10
82
ULA Vietnam
Vietnam
E-commerce,Lifestyle business
news: 10
83
Cool Planet Labs
Geographic information system,Software,News media,
...[+2]
news: 10
84
Thales SA
Île-de-France, France
Aerospace,National security,Digital identity,
...[+2]
news: 9
85
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 9
86
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 9
87
SEYOUNG D&C Co., Ltd.
Seoul, South Korea
Software,Personal computer,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 9
88
Telesat Canada Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Satellite,Telecommunications,High-throughput satellite,
...[+2]
news: 9
89
LeoLabs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Database,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 9
90
Spire Labs, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Health care,Social media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 9
91
Morehead State University Foundation
Kentucky, United States
Revenue code,Psychology,Astronomy,
...[+2]
news: 9
92
Virgin Group Ltd.
United Kingdom
Lien,Venture capital
news: 9
93
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 8
94
ViaSat, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Satellite,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 8
95
Avio SpA
Lazio, Italy
Aerospace,Space exploration,Launch vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 8
96
Reorganized ISA SA
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Satellite,Broadband,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 8
97
Y Combinator LLC
California, United States
Silicon valley,Accounting,Virtual currency,
...[+2]
news: 8
98
GeoJunxion NV
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Software,Automotive engineering,Navigation system,
...[+2]
news: 8
99
Kepler Weber SA
São Paulo, Brazil
Production chain,Bulk material handling,Earth observation satellite,
...[+2]
news: 8
100
Relativity ODA LLC
Illinois, United States
Software,Electronic discovery,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 8

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