9 of the 100 companies on the Space 100 are in the Communications constellations segment of Satellites & spacecraft, from 6 countries. The highest ranked is AST SpaceMobile, rank 11 of 100 with a score of 84.5. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the space landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | AST SpaceMobileAST SpaceMobile sells direct-to-mobile satellite communications through the BlueBird network to telecom partners and their subscribers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | United States | 84.5 |
| 24 | IridiumIridium operates a global satellite network providing voice, IoT, maritime safety, tracking, and satellite-to-device connectivity services to commercial, enterprise, and government customers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | United States | 79.5 |
| 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 |
| 41 | SKY Perfect JSATSKY Perfect JSAT sells space-based connectivity services in Japan, including as an authorized reseller of Amazon Leo. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | Japan | 76 |
| 46 | GlobalstarGlobalstar sells satellite connectivity and IoT tracking services to marine, logistics, industrial and consumer customers through products such as SmartOne Solar. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | United States | 74.5 |
| 49 | ViasatViasat operates satellite communications networks, including ViaSat-3, and sells broadband, in-flight, maritime, government and direct-to-device connectivity services. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | United States | 74 |
| 74 | Space42Space42 develops and operates satellite connectivity services, including direct-to-device and satcom infrastructure with Viasat and its planned Equatys constellation. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | United Arab Emirates | 67 |
| 96 | TelesatTelesat sells Telesat Lightspeed broadband satellite connectivity to commercial, government and remote-area customers. | Satellites & spacecraft / Communications constellations | Canada | 64 |
Score out of 100: traction (deployment, production, commercials, progress) and capability (technology, positioning, firepower, leverage). The full Space 100 with filters →
AST SpaceMobile ranks highest (rank 11 of 100, score 84.5). The Communications constellations segment (Satellites & spacecraft) holds 9 of the 100 companies on the Space 100: AST SpaceMobile, Iridium, SES, Eutelsat OneWeb and SKY Perfect JSAT and 4 more. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
AST SpaceMobile, Iridium, SES, Eutelsat OneWeb and SKY Perfect JSAT and 4 more. Each has a company file with scores, facts and signals. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
Every company here has a file: the signals that name it, the facts with sources, the scores and the peers. Members read all of it, ask questions across 100,000+ signals and get the week explained. $99 a month, 7-day trial. What Frontier Tech Intelligence is →