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Top 100 Key Players companies in CubeSat
by Most News Heat in the world in 2021

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 2021, 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

Germany

Italy

Sweden

Canada

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: 218
2
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 167
3
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 113
4
European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre, Noordwijk
Île-de-France, France
Space technology,Aerospace,Incubation
news: 108
5
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 95
6
Virgin Orbit LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+2]
news: 81
7
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Software,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 80
8
Mars, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 60
9
Airbus SE
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aerospace,National security,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 59
10
Nanosatellite and CubeSat Database
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
CubeSat,Software,Robotics
news: 55
11
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 54
12
Arianespace SASU
Central Region, Singapore
Satellite,Communications satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 49
13
Swarm Technologies LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 48
14
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 44
15
NanoRacks LLC
Texas, United States
Spacecraft,Biology,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 44
16
Planet Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Geographic information system,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 40
17
Blue Origin LLC
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Spaceflight,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 39
18
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 38
19
Spaceflight, Inc.
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Payload,National security,
...[+2]
news: 38
20
Galactic Enterprises LLC
California, United States
Spacecraft,Launch vehicle,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 37
21
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 35
22
Falcon Automation SA
Belgium
Software,Falcon,Information technology management,
...[+1]
news: 35
23
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Power transmission,Flat panel display,
...[+2]
news: 33
24
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 32
25
SPACE CO., LTD.
Tokyo, Japan
Construction engineering,Exhibition,Publishing,
...[+1]
news: 31
26
SARsat Arabia
CubeSat,Earth observation,Control system,
...[+1]
news: 30
27
NASA SEWP
United States
Information technology consulting,Prospecting,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 29
28
Virgin Models Ltd.
United Kingdom
Venture capital,Mobile telephony,Telecommunications service,
...[+2]
news: 28
29
SatRevolution SA
Lower Silesian, Poland
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation system,
...[+2]
news: 28
30
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 28
31
Iridium Communications, Inc.
United States
Satellite,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 27
32
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 27
33
ICEYE Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Satellite,Aerospace,Satellite imagery,
...[+2]
news: 27
34
NanoAvionika UAB
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 27
35
Exolaunch
Berlin, Germany
Satellite,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+1]
news: 27
36
Oneweb Global Ltd.
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Satellite
news: 26
37
Momentus Space LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 26
38
JPL Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Logistics center
news: 26
39
Earth Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Pest control,Drug,Health care
news: 25
40
Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
Texas, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 25
41
Thales Alenia Space SAS
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Space exploration,Satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 25
42
United Launch Alliance LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Geographic information system,
...[+2]
news: 24
43
Astrocast SA
Vaud, Switzerland
Satellite,Telecommunications,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 24
44
Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 24
45
Ames Research Center
Texas, United States
Market research,NASA research,Silicon valley,
...[+2]
news: 24
46
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Space technology,Geographic information system,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 23
47
Relativity Space, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 23
48
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana SpA
Italy
Satellite,Telecommunications,Habitability,
...[+2]
news: 23
49
PT Astra International Tbk
Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Palm oil,Automotive engineering,Heavy equipment,
...[+2]
news: 22
50
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 22
51
LIHIT LAB., INC.
Osaka, Japan
Flue-gas desulfurization,Air pollution,Electrostatic precipitator
news: 21
52
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 20
53
Firefly AB
Sweden
Dust explosion,Industrial engineering,Fire detection,
...[+2]
news: 20
54
Satellogic SA
Uruguay
Satellite,Communications satellite,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 20
55
Capella Space Corp.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 20
56
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Robotics,Aerospace,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 20
57
WorldVu Satellites Ltd.
United Kingdom
Satellite,Internet access,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 19
58
Spaceflight Industries
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 19
59
Geometric Energy Corp.
Alberta, Canada
Aerospace,Blockchain
news: 19
60
Clyde Space Ltd.
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Spacecraft,Satellite,CubeSat,
...[+2]
news: 19
61
Eutelsat Communications SA
Île-de-France, France
Satellite,Telecommunications,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 18
62
Spire Global
California, United States
Shopping mall,Electronics,Nano satellite,
...[+2]
news: 18
63
Virgin Group Ltd.
United Kingdom
Lien,Venture capital
news: 18
64
Maxar Space LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Spacecraft,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 17
65
BlackSky Global LLC
Washington, United States
Satellite,Software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 17
66
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 16
67
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 16
68
Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH
Bayern, Germany
Customer insight,Saturn,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 16
69
Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 16
70
Kepler Communications, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Satellite,Communications satellite,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 16
71
Musk
Beijing Shi, China
Health care,Robotics
news: 16
72
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 15
73
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 15
74
AAC Clyde Space
Sweden
Spacecraft,Aerospace
news: 15
75
GomSpace A/S
Nordjylland, Denmark
Software,CubeSat,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 15
76
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 15
77
ViaSat, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Satellite,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 14
78
Canon Electronics, Inc.
Saitama, Japan
Information device,Graphics processing unit,Information technology management,
...[+2]
news: 14
79
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 14
80
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 14
81
Airbus Defence & Space SAS
Île-de-France, France
Aerospace,National security
news: 14
82
D-Orbit SpA
Lombardia, Italy
Satellite,Automotive engineering,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 14
83
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Washington, United States
National security,Space tether,Optical fiber,
...[+2]
news: 14
84
Kepler Weber SA
São Paulo, Brazil
Production chain,Bulk material handling,Earth observation satellite,
...[+2]
news: 13
85
Telesat Canada Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Satellite,Telecommunications,High-throughput satellite,
...[+2]
news: 13
86
Benchmark Space Systems, Inc.
Vermont, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Computer hardware,
...[+1]
news: 13
87
TriSept Corp.
Virginia, United States
Construction engineering,Satellite system,Aerospace engineering,
...[+2]
news: 13
88
Spire Labs, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Health care,Social media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 13
89
Millennium Space Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,National security,
...[+2]
news: 13
90
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,National security,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 12
91
Avio SpA
Lazio, Italy
Aerospace,Space exploration,Launch vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 12
92
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 12
93
Relativity ODA LLC
Illinois, United States
Software,Electronic discovery,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 12
94
Falcon Minerals Corp.
Texas, United States
Petroleum industry,Natural resource management
news: 12
95
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
United Kingdom
Satellite,Communications satellite,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 12
96
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Data integration,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 12
97
Astroscale Holdings, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Space debris,Spacecraft,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 12
98
Gec Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Electronics,Water-tube boiler,Package boiler,
...[+2]
news: 12
99
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Virginia, United States
Astronautics,Aerospace,Ingenuity
news: 12
100
Newspace, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Interior product
news: 12

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