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

The CubeSat top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat CubeSat Key Players in the United States. 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
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 81
4
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 67
5
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Software,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 51
6
NanoRacks LLC
Texas, United States
Spacecraft,Biology,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 45
7
Mars, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 42
8
Planet Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Geographic information system,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 37
9
Virgin Orbit LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+2]
news: 36
10
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 33
11
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 32
12
Blue Origin LLC
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Spaceflight,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 32
13
Swarm Technologies LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 29
14
Galactic Enterprises LLC
California, United States
Spacecraft,Launch vehicle,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 28
15
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 26
16
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 25
17
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 24
18
Spaceflight, Inc.
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Payload,National security,
...[+2]
news: 24
19
United Launch Alliance LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Geographic information system,
...[+2]
news: 23
20
Spaceflight Industries
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 20
21
Iridium Communications, Inc.
United States
Satellite,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 18
22
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 18
23
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Space technology,Geographic information system,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 17
24
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 16
25
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 15
26
Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 15
27
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Washington, United States
National security,Space tether,Optical fiber,
...[+2]
news: 15
28
Capella Space Corp.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 14
29
NASA SEWP
United States
Information technology consulting,Prospecting,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 14
30
NanoAvionika UAB
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 14
31
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Virginia, United States
Astronautics,Aerospace,Ingenuity
news: 14
32
Momentus Space LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 14
33
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 13
34
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 12
35
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 12
36
Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
Texas, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 12
37
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Data integration,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 12
38
GeekWire LLC
Washington, United States
News media,Directory,Database
news: 12
39
Millennium Space Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,National security,
...[+2]
news: 12
40
Ames Research Center
Texas, United States
Market research,NASA research,Silicon valley,
...[+2]
news: 12
41
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 11
42
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 11
43
Maxar Space LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Spacecraft,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 11
44
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Robotics,Aerospace,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 11
45
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Software,Cloud database,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 10
46
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 10
47
Relativity Space, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 10
48
TriSept Corp.
Virginia, United States
Construction engineering,Satellite system,Aerospace engineering,
...[+2]
news: 10
49
BlackSky Global LLC
Washington, United States
Satellite,Software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 10
50
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 9
51
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 9
52
LeoLabs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Database,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 9
53
Spire Labs, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Health care,Social media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 9
54
Morehead State University Foundation
Kentucky, United States
Revenue code,Psychology,Astronomy,
...[+2]
news: 9
55
ViaSat, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Satellite,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 8
56
Y Combinator LLC
California, United States
Silicon valley,Accounting,Virtual currency,
...[+2]
news: 8
57
Relativity ODA LLC
Illinois, United States
Software,Electronic discovery,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 8
58
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 8
59
Accion Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 8
60
Spire Global
California, United States
Shopping mall,Electronics,Nano satellite,
...[+2]
news: 8
61
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
62
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Aerospace,Automotive engineering,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 7
63
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Virginia, United States
Information technology consulting,Aerospace,Rocket,
...[+2]
news: 7
64
The Social+Capital Partnership LLC
California, United States
Social capital,Venture capital,Humanity,
...[+2]
news: 7
65
Moon Express, Inc.
United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 7
66
Bigelow Aerospace LLC
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Leisure activity,
...[+2]
news: 7
67
ASU Venture Devils
Arizona, United States
Venture capital
news: 7
68
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 6
69
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 6
70
U.S. Bancorp
Minnesota, United States
Petroleum,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 6
71
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Satellite,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 6
72
ORBCOMM, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Satellite,Telecommunications,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 6
73
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 6
74
Benchmark Space Systems, Inc.
Vermont, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Computer hardware,
...[+1]
news: 6
75
Newspace, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Interior product
news: 6
76
Teledesic LLC
Washington, United States
Telecommunications,Broadband,Internet of Things
news: 6
77
GeoOptics, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Earth observation,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 6
78
LightSail Energy, Inc.
California, United States
Energy storage,Compressed air energy storage,Compressed air,
...[+2]
news: 6
79
Northern Sky Research LLC
Delaware, United States
Market research,Digital media,Public opinion,
...[+1]
news: 6
80
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 5
81
Morgan Stanley
New York, United States
Investment banking,Asset management,Emotional security,
...[+2]
news: 5
82
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 5
83
School Specialty, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
School supplies,Publishing,Direct marketing,
...[+1]
news: 5
84
Shasta Ventures Management LLC
California, United States
Venture capital,Digital security,Community health,
...[+2]
news: 5
85
Reddit, Inc.
California, United States
Social network,Social media,Home page,
...[+2]
news: 5
86
Stratolaunch Systems, Inc.
Alabama, United States
Aerospace,Endangered species,Propellant,
...[+2]
news: 5
87
Analytical Graphics, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Software,National security,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 5
88
VOX Space LLC
California, United States
Security community,Low earth orbit,Orbit,
...[+1]
news: 5
89
Alta Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Solar cell,Mobile device,Solar energy,
...[+2]
news: 5
90
CU Aerospace LLC
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Construction engineering,CubeSat,
...[+2]
news: 5
91
Satellite Bio
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Cell biology,Tissue engineering,
...[+2]
news: 5
92
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Intraoperative imaging,
...[+2]
news: 5
93
York Space Systems LLC
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Satellite bus,
...[+2]
news: 5
94
Airbus Ventures
California, United States
Aerospace
news: 5
95
Boeing HorizonX Ventures
Illinois, United States
Venture capital,Machine learning,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 5
96
CRP USA LLC
North Carolina, United States
3D printing,Automation,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 5
97
Katherine Anne Porter School
Texas, United States
news: 5
98
Honeywell International, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Aerospace,Electronics,Market research,
...[+2]
news: 4
99
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electronics,Electronic component,Manufacturing services,
...[+2]
news: 4
100
EchoStar Corp.
Colorado, United States
Satellite,Computer hardware,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 4

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