7 of the 100 companies on the Space 100 are in the Heavy & medium segment of Launch, from 5 countries. The highest ranked is SpaceX, rank 1 of 100 with a score of 100. Ranking and scores from the November 2026 edition, the assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence of the space landscape.
| Rank | Company | Category / segment | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpaceXSpaceX sells and operates orbital launch services using Falcon 9 and Starship, including commercial rideshare, NASA, ESA, and national-security missions. | Launch / Heavy & medium | United States | 100 |
| 6 | AvioAvio markets Vega C launch services to satellite operators and institutional customers, including Earth-observation satellite missions. | Launch / Heavy & medium | Italy | 87 |
| 10 | Blue OriginBlue Origin develops and operates the New Glenn heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, with booster recovery, and is expanding its launch infrastructure. | Launch / Heavy & medium | United States | 85 |
| 18 | LandspaceLandspace provides orbital launch services for customer payloads using its Zhuque-2E and Zhuque-3 rockets. | Launch / Heavy & medium | China | 81.5 |
| 21 | Mitsubishi Heavy H3Mitsubishi Heavy Industries develops and operates the H3 launch vehicle and sells launch services to government and commercial customers, including ispace. | Launch / Heavy & medium | Japan | 81 |
| 38 | United Launch AllianceUnited Launch Alliance provides orbital launch services on Atlas V and Vulcan rockets for U.S. national-security, NASA, commercial and satellite-constellation customers. | Launch / Heavy & medium | United States | 76.5 |
| 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 |
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SpaceX ranks highest (rank 1 of 100, score 100). The Heavy & medium segment (Launch) holds 7 of the 100 companies on the Space 100: SpaceX, Avio, Blue Origin, Landspace and Mitsubishi Heavy H3 and 2 more. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
SpaceX, Avio, Blue Origin, Landspace and Mitsubishi Heavy H3 and 2 more. Each has a company file with scores, facts and signals. Ranking from the Space 100, November 2026 edition, by Frontier Tech Intelligence.
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