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

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 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
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 95
5
Virgin Orbit LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+2]
news: 81
6
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Software,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 80
7
Mars, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 60
8
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 54
9
Swarm Technologies LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 48
10
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 44
11
NanoRacks LLC
Texas, United States
Spacecraft,Biology,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 44
12
Planet Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Geographic information system,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 40
13
Blue Origin LLC
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Spaceflight,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 39
14
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 38
15
Spaceflight, Inc.
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Payload,National security,
...[+2]
news: 38
16
Galactic Enterprises LLC
California, United States
Spacecraft,Launch vehicle,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 37
17
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 35
18
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 32
19
NASA SEWP
United States
Information technology consulting,Prospecting,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 29
20
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 28
21
Iridium Communications, Inc.
United States
Satellite,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 27
22
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 27
23
NanoAvionika UAB
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 27
24
Momentus Space LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 26
25
Firefly Aerospace, Inc.
Texas, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 25
26
United Launch Alliance LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Geographic information system,
...[+2]
news: 24
27
Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 24
28
Ames Research Center
Texas, United States
Market research,NASA research,Silicon valley,
...[+2]
news: 24
29
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Space technology,Geographic information system,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 23
30
Relativity Space, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 23
31
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 22
32
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 20
33
Capella Space Corp.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 20
34
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Robotics,Aerospace,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 20
35
Spaceflight Industries
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 19
36
Spire Global
California, United States
Shopping mall,Electronics,Nano satellite,
...[+2]
news: 18
37
Maxar Space LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Spacecraft,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 17
38
BlackSky Global LLC
Washington, United States
Satellite,Software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 17
39
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 16
40
University Bancorp, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Time deposit,Ultrasonic sensor,Accelerometer,
...[+1]
news: 16
41
Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 16
42
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 15
43
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 15
44
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 15
45
ViaSat, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Satellite,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 14
46
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 14
47
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 14
48
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Washington, United States
National security,Space tether,Optical fiber,
...[+2]
news: 14
49
Benchmark Space Systems, Inc.
Vermont, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Computer hardware,
...[+1]
news: 13
50
TriSept Corp.
Virginia, United States
Construction engineering,Satellite system,Aerospace engineering,
...[+2]
news: 13
51
Spire Labs, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Health care,Social media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 13
52
Millennium Space Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,National security,
...[+2]
news: 13
53
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,National security,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 12
54
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 12
55
Relativity ODA LLC
Illinois, United States
Software,Electronic discovery,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 12
56
Falcon Minerals Corp.
Texas, United States
Petroleum industry,Natural resource management
news: 12
57
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Data integration,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 12
58
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Virginia, United States
Astronautics,Aerospace,Ingenuity
news: 12
59
Newspace, Inc.
Missouri, United States
Interior product
news: 12
60
Honeywell International, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Aerospace,Electronics,Market research,
...[+2]
news: 11
61
U.S. Bancorp
Minnesota, United States
Petroleum,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 11
62
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Aerospace,Automotive engineering,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 11
63
LeoLabs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Database,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 11
64
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Intraoperative imaging,
...[+2]
news: 11
65
Branson
Missouri, United States
Sample preparation,News media,Laboratory testing,
...[+1]
news: 11
66
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 10
67
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 10
68
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Software,Cloud database,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 10
69
VOX Space LLC
California, United States
Security community,Low earth orbit,Orbit,
...[+1]
news: 10
70
Abl Space Systems Co.
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 10
71
Accion Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 10
72
Gaems, Inc.
Washington, United States
Virology,Software
news: 10
73
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 9
74
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Satellite,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 9
75
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
United States
Aerospace,National security,Airport security,
...[+2]
news: 9
76
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 9
77
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Virginia, United States
Information technology consulting,Aerospace,Rocket,
...[+2]
news: 9
78
GeekWire LLC
Washington, United States
News media,Directory,Database
news: 9
79
Morehead State University Foundation
Kentucky, United States
Revenue code,Psychology,Astronomy,
...[+2]
news: 9
80
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 8
81
Blue Bird Corp.
United States
Automotive engineering,Manufacturing capability,Capital services,
...[+2]
news: 8
82
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 8
83
ORBCOMM, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Satellite,Telecommunications,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 8
84
Astro Digital US, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 8
85
York Space Systems LLC
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Satellite bus,
...[+2]
news: 8
86
RedWire Broadband
California, United States
Internet access,Telecommunications,Internet of Things,
...[+1]
news: 8
87
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
88
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 7
89
EchoStar Corp.
Colorado, United States
Satellite,Computer hardware,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 7
90
Globalstar, Inc.
Louisiana, United States
Satellite,Telecommunications,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 7
91
Y Combinator LLC
California, United States
Silicon valley,Accounting,Virtual currency,
...[+2]
news: 7
92
U.S. Department of Commerce
District of Columbia, United States
E-commerce,Light therapy,5G,
...[+2]
news: 7
93
Moon Express, Inc.
United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 7
94
LightSail Energy, Inc.
California, United States
Energy storage,Compressed air energy storage,Compressed air,
...[+2]
news: 7
95
Satellite Bio
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Cell biology,Tissue engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
96
Northern Sky Research LLC
Delaware, United States
Market research,Digital media,Public opinion,
...[+1]
news: 7
97
Advanced Space LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Nano satellite,Launch vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 7
98
Katherine Anne Porter School
Texas, United States
news: 7
99
Brigham Young University Management Society
Utah, United States
Business information,Law library,Digital library,
...[+2]
news: 7
100
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 6

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