Companies and Agencies

Space organisations worldwide, ranked by launches and satellites

Industry / Companies

157 organisations

OrganisationCountryTypeFoundedOrbital launchesIn orbitRockets / spacecraft
Kindai University (Kindai) Japan Academic / research 1925 0 0 0
Kobe University (Kobe) Japan Academic / research 1949 0 0 0
Koku Ucyu Gijyutsu Kenkyujyo (National Aerospace Lab) (NAL) Japan Government / agency 1961 0 0 0
Kyoto University (Kyoto) Japan Academic / research 1869 0 0 0
Kyushu University (Kyushu U.) Japan Academic / research 1903 0 0 0
Lagrapo Co. Ltd. (Lagrapo) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Japan Government / agency 1954 0 0 0
Meisei Electric Co. Ltd (Meisei Electric) Japan Commercial 1938 0 0 0
MHI Aerospace Systems, Komaki Minami Plant (MHI Komaki) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
MHI Aerospace Systems, Tobishima Plant (MHI Tobishima) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
Micro Orbiter Inc. (Micro Orbiter) Japan Commercial 2021 0 0 0
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan Government / agency 2001 0 0 0
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Tech. (Monkasho (MEXT)) Japan Government / agency 2001 0 0 0
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (MONBUSHO) Japan Government / agency 1950 0 0 0
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) Japan Commercial 1921 0 0 0
Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co. Ltd. (Mitsui Bussan) Japan Commercial 1982 0 0 0
Mobile Broadcasting Corp (MBCO) Japan Commercial 1998 0 0 0
Muroran Institute of Tech (Muroran kodai) Japan Academic / research 1876 0 0 0
Nakashimada Engineering Works Ltd. (Nakashimada Eng) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (Mitaka) (NAO) Japan Government / agency 1988 0 0 0
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) Japan Government / agency 1969 0 0 0
NEC Space Technology Co. Ltd. (NEC Space Tech) Japan Commercial 2015 0 0 0
NEC Toshiba Space (NEC Toshiba) Japan Commercial 2001 0 0 0
Nippon Electric Corp., Space Div., Kamoi Works (NEC) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
Nissan (Nissan) Japan Commercial 1949 0 0 0
Nobeyama Radio Observatory (Nobeyama) Japan Academic / research 1978 0 0 0
OneTeam (OneTeam) Japan Commercial 2019 0 0 0
Osaka Prefectural University (Osaka Pref. U.) Japan Academic / research 1883 0 0 0
Osaka University (Osaka) Japan Academic / research 1931 0 0 0
Prince Motor Co Ltd (Prince Motor) Japan Commercial 1961 0 0 0
QPS Research Institute (iQPS) Japan Commercial 2005 0 0 0
Radio Research Laboratory, NTT (RRL) Japan Government / agency 1952 0 0 0
RIKEN, Wako site (RIKEN) Japan Government / agency 1963 0 0 0
Rikkyo University (Rikkyo) Japan Academic / research 1874 0 0 0
RymanSat Project (Ryman Sat) Japan Commercial 2016 0 0 0
Satellite Positioning Research and Application Center (SPAC) Japan Government / agency 2007 0 0 0
Science and Technology Agency (STA) Japan Academic / research 1958 0 0 0
Shinshu University (Shinshu U) Japan Academic / research 1949 0 0 0
SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
Soka Daigaku (Soka U) Japan Academic / research 1969 0 0 0
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. (Sony CSL) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
SpaceBD Corp (SpaceBD) Japan Commercial 0 0 0
SpaceCubics KK (SpaceCubics) Japan Commercial 2020 0 0 0
Tama Art University, Hachioji campus (Tama) Japan Academic / research 1950 0 0 0
Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan (Telecom Adv Org) Japan Academic / research 1992 0 0 0
Telecommunications Satellite Corp of Japan (TSCJ) Japan Commercial 1979 0 0 0
TerraSpace Co. Ltd. (TerraSpace) Japan Commercial 2020 0 0 0
Tokai Unviersity (Tokai) Japan Academic / research 1924 0 0 0

* Includes launches and satellites of the organisation's subsidiaries, divisions and sites, which are listed on its page.

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