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LeoStella

Tukwila, Washington, United States · leostella.com

LeoStella designs and manufactures small satellite platforms and spacecraft for commercial, defense and intelligence constellations, including BlackSky’s Gen-3 satellites.

Space · watchlist · score 58

Positioning

LeoStella is a US satellite manufacturer (a BlackSky/Thales Alenia Space JV) with 19 satellites built and operating in LEO, building BlackSky's Gen-3 constellation on a captive-plus-merchant model (anchor demand from parent BlackSky plus third-party work). Its 2026 event flow is low (momentum scored accordingly). Revenue is estimated at 10-100m.

Facts, with sources

  • Seven-figure, multi-year international contract for combined Assured and On-Demand subscriptionsContract · LeoStella
  • BlackSky to field mission-critical Gen-3 AI solutions that enhance real-time, space-based tactical ISR operationsDeployment · LeoStella
  • BlackSky acquired full ownership of LeoStella ahead of Gen-3Ownership change · Via Satellite
  • [object Object]Revenue band · Safran

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials6
Progress4
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Categories

SpaceSpace · Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms

Questions this page answers

What does LeoStella do?

LeoStella designs and manufactures small satellite platforms and spacecraft for commercial, defense and intelligence constellations, including BlackSky’s Gen-3 satellites. LeoStella is a US satellite manufacturer (a BlackSky/Thales Alenia Space JV) with 19 satellites built and operating in LEO, building BlackSky's Gen-3 constellation on a captive-plus-merchant model (anchor demand from parent BlackSky plus third-party work). Its 2026 event flow is low (momentum scored accordingly). Revenue is estimated at 10-100m.

Where does LeoStella rank in space?

LeoStella is on the Space watchlist list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 58 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is LeoStella based and when was it founded?

LeoStella is based in Tukwila, Washington, United States.

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