5 of the 100 companies on the Space 100 are in the Ground & data category (5% of the list), in 2 segments and from 4 countries. The highest ranked is KSAT, rank 19 of 100 with a score of 81. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the space landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | KSATKSAT operates a worldwide ground-station and antenna network, providing satellite operations, communications and data delivery for customers such as ESA and defense constellations. | Ground & data / Ground stations | Norway | 81 |
| 27 | SSC SpaceSSC Space sells SSC Space Go commercial ground station services and satellite ground links to spacecraft operators and mission customers. | Ground & data / Ground stations | Sweden | 79 |
| 42 | Kratos DefenseKratos supplies GAIA antenna systems for Earth-observation and satellite-communications applications, directly fitting space RF and antenna components. | Ground & data / Ground stations | United States | 76 |
| 60 | Tomorrow.ioTomorrow.io builds and operates DeepSky, a weather-monitoring satellite constellation that provides atmospheric observations to customers. | Ground & data / Earth-observation analytics | United States | 71 |
| 82 | Leaf SpaceLeaf Space runs a managed ground-station network with RF and optical sites, offering Leaf Line, Leaf Key and Leaf Hosting connectivity services for customer satellites. | Ground & data / Ground stations | Italy | 66 |
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KSAT ranks highest (rank 19 of 100, score 81). The Ground & data category holds 5 of the 100 companies on the Space 100: KSAT, SSC Space, Kratos Defense, Tomorrow.io and Leaf Space. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
KSAT, SSC Space, Kratos Defense, Tomorrow.io and Leaf Space. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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