{"list":"Space 100","list_slug":"space","facet":"category","value":"Launch","edition":"November 2026","published_at":"2026-11-01T13:18:02.499959+00:00","count":15,"of":100,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/leaders/space/category/launch","members":[{"rank":1,"name":"SpaceX","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/spacex","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"United States","score":100,"positioning":"SpaceX sells and operates orbital launch services using Falcon 9 and Starship, including commercial rideshare, NASA, ESA, and national-security missions."},{"rank":4,"name":"Rocket Lab","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/rocket-lab","category":"Launch","segment":"Small launch","country":"United States","score":88.5,"positioning":"Rocket Lab operates the Electron small launch vehicle and sells launch services to commercial, government and defense customers, and is developing the larger Neutron rocket."},{"rank":6,"name":"Avio","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/avio","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"Italy","score":87,"positioning":"Avio markets Vega C launch services to satellite operators and institutional customers, including Earth-observation satellite missions."},{"rank":10,"name":"Blue Origin","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/blue-origin","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"United States","score":85,"positioning":"Blue Origin develops and operates the New Glenn heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, with booster recovery, and is expanding its launch infrastructure."},{"rank":18,"name":"Landspace","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/landspace","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"China","score":81.5,"positioning":"Landspace provides orbital launch services for customer payloads using its Zhuque-2E and Zhuque-3 rockets."},{"rank":21,"name":"Mitsubishi Heavy H3","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/mitsubishi-heavy-h3","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"Japan","score":81,"positioning":"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries develops and operates the H3 launch vehicle and sells launch services to government and commercial customers, including ispace."},{"rank":29,"name":"Ursa Major","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/ursa-major","category":"Launch","segment":"Propulsion & engines","country":"United States","score":79,"positioning":"Ursa Major manufactures and supplies in-space propulsion systems and rocket motors for aerospace and launch customers."},{"rank":38,"name":"United Launch Alliance","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/united-launch-alliance","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"United States","score":76.5,"positioning":"United Launch Alliance provides orbital launch services on Atlas V and Vulcan rockets for U.S. national-security, NASA, commercial and satellite-constellation customers."},{"rank":43,"name":"ArianeGroup / Arianespace","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/arianegroup-arianespace","category":"Launch","segment":"Heavy & medium","country":"France","score":76,"positioning":"ArianeGroup builds Ariane launch vehicles and rocket propulsion systems, and Arianespace sells and operates heavy and medium orbital launch services."},{"rank":78,"name":"CAS Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/cas-space","category":"Launch","segment":"Small launch","country":"China","score":66.5,"positioning":"CAS Space sells Kinetica-1 and Kinetica-2 orbital launch services to satellite operators and megaconstellation customers."},{"rank":79,"name":"Isar Aerospace","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/isar-aerospace","category":"Launch","segment":"Small launch","country":"Germany","score":66.5,"positioning":"Isar Aerospace builds the Spectrum small orbital launch vehicle and sells dedicated and rideshare launches to satellite operators such as Planet, Astroscale and ESA."},{"rank":80,"name":"PLD Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/pld-space","category":"Launch","segment":"Launch services","country":"Spain","score":66.5,"positioning":"PLD Space develops the Miura 5 small-satellite launcher and future Miura Next vehicles, with launch sites in French Guiana and Oman, to provide orbital launch services."},{"rank":87,"name":"Skyroot Aerospace","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/skyroot-aerospace","category":"Launch","segment":"Small launch","country":"India","score":65.5,"positioning":"Skyroot Aerospace develops Vikram orbital launch vehicles, including Vikram-1, and offers small-launch services for placing payloads in orbit."},{"rank":88,"name":"Galactic Energy","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/galactic-energy","category":"Launch","segment":"Small launch","country":"China","score":65,"positioning":"Galactic Energy develops and operates orbital launch vehicles, including the reusable Pallas-1 and the larger Pallas-2, with payload capacities ranging from 5,000 to 58,000 kilograms to LEO."},{"rank":100,"name":"Agile Space Industries","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/agile-space-industries","category":"Launch","segment":"Propulsion & engines","country":"United States","score":63,"positioning":"Agile Space Industries develops, manufactures, and hot-fire tests rocket engines and propulsion systems for launch and spacecraft applications, including the VoidRunner and Spectre engine programs."}]}