27 of the 100 companies on the Space 100 are based in Europe, 27% of the list, across 6 categories and 13 segments. The highest ranked is ICEYE, rank 2 of 100 with a score of 93. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the space landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ICEYEICEYE builds and operates a radar imaging satellite constellation and sells Earth-observation imagery and products, such as flood intelligence, to government and defense customers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Earth observation | Finland | 93 |
| 6 | AvioAvio markets Vega C launch services to satellite operators and institutional customers, including Earth-observation satellite missions. | Launch / Heavy & medium | Italy | 87 |
| 8 | Airbus Defence & SpaceAirbus Defence & Space builds and integrates satellite platforms, including the SpainSat NG 2 platform and 66 platforms for the IRIS² constellation. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Germany | 85 |
| 12 | Thales Alenia SpaceThales Alenia Space designs and builds satellites for telecommunications, Earth observation, meteorology, defense and science, including IRIS², Sentinel-1 NG and MTG. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | France | 82.5 |
| 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 |
| 26 | The Exploration CompanyThe company sells Nyx reusable cargo capsules for commercial and institutional orbital logistics, including cargo transport to and return from the ISS. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | France | 79.5 |
| 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 |
| 31 | RheinmetallRheinmetall markets sovereign SAR satellite reconnaissance data to defense customers through its Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions joint venture. | Applications / Defense & intelligence | Germany | 78.5 |
| 32 | OHBOHB develops, builds and integrates satellite platforms for institutional and commercial customers, including IRIS2 platforms, MTG weather satellites and Galileo hardware. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Germany | 78 |
| 36 | EnpulsionEnpulsion makes FEEP electric propulsion systems using indium propellant, including Nano R³, Micro R³ and Nexus, for small satellites. | Components / Propulsion components | Austria | 77 |
| 39 | SESSES operates GEO and MEO satellite networks, including O3b mPOWER, and sells connectivity to broadband, direct-to-device, maritime, government, defense and media customers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | Luxembourg | 76.5 |
| 40 | Eutelsat OneWebEutelsat OneWeb sells LEO satellite connectivity services to enterprises, governments, telecom operators and mobility customers through its communications constellation. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | France | 76 |
| 43 | ArianeGroup / ArianespaceArianeGroup builds Ariane launch vehicles and rocket propulsion systems, and Arianespace sells and operates heavy and medium orbital launch services. | Launch / Heavy & medium | France | 76 |
| 44 | Beyond GravityBeyond Gravity supplies avionics including the Lynx satellite computer, onboard computers and GNSS receivers to satellite manufacturers and operators. | Components / Materials | Switzerland | 75 |
| 50 | D-OrbitD-Orbit operates the ION Satellite Carrier, providing in-space transportation, satellite deployment, hosted payloads and orbital logistics services. | Satellites & spacecraft / Servicing & tugs | Italy | 74 |
| 54 | EnSilicaEnSilica designs and supplies custom ASIC and ASSP chips for satellite payloads and user terminals, including development work for a European satellite operator. | Components / Avionics | United Kingdom | 72.5 |
| 55 | EnduroSatEnduroSat designs and manufactures small-satellite buses and platforms, including its FRAME product line, for customer payloads, technology demonstrations, and commercial fleets. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Bulgaria | 72 |
| 56 | NanoAvionicsNanoAvionics builds and operates microsatellite and CubeSat buses, including the MP42, for commercial, science, Earth-observation and defense missions. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Lithuania | 72 |
| 66 | Look Up SpaceLook Up Space builds and operates space-surveillance radars, including SORASYS-1, that track objects in orbit for defense and space-security customers. | Applications / Defense & intelligence | France | 69 |
| 79 | Isar AerospaceIsar Aerospace builds the Spectrum small orbital launch vehicle and sells dedicated and rideshare launches to satellite operators such as Planet, Astroscale and ESA. | Launch / Small launch | Germany | 66.5 |
| 80 | PLD SpacePLD 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. | Launch / Launch services | Spain | 66.5 |
| 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 |
| 86 | AerospacelabAerospacelab designs and builds satellite platforms, including the VSP-50, VSP-150 and VSP-300 buses, and complete satellites for constellations such as Telesat Lightspeed and IRIS2. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Belgium | 66 |
| 90 | GomSpaceGomSpace develops and supplies small-satellite platforms and buses, including platforms used in Weather Stream’s GEMS2-Amethyst satellite and power systems supplied for D-Orbit missions. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Denmark | 64.5 |
| 97 | ArgotecArgotec sells the Hawk Plus satellite platform and spacecraft manufacturing services to satellite operators and constellation customers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Italy | 64 |
| 98 | Space ForgeSpace Forge develops and operates orbital manufacturing capabilities, including ForgeStar satellites and high-temperature plasma processes for producing semiconductor materials in microgravity. | Infrastructure / In-space manufacturing | United Kingdom | 64 |
| 99 | SITAELSITAEL develops and manufactures satellite platforms for institutional and commercial space customers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms | Italy | 63 |
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27 of the 100 companies on the Space 100 are based in Europe: ICEYE, Avio, Airbus Defence & Space, Thales Alenia Space and KSAT and 22 more. ICEYE ranks highest (rank 2 of 100, score 93). Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
ICEYE ranks highest (rank 2 of 100, score 93). Next: Avio, Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
27 of 100, 27% of the list. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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