Best Space Tech Companies in China
The 45 best Space Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Beijing Space Pioneer Technology.
Ranked: Best Space Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AsiaSat Provider communication services through its own fleet of satellites | — | — | Public | 91 | — | DrupalPHPGoogle Maps+18 | — | — |
| 2 | Beijing Skysight Technology Developer of remote sensing satellite systems | — | — | Funding Raised | 82 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | China Aerospace Science and Industry Provider of products and solutions for aerospace and defense industries | — | — | Deadpooled | 121 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Eurus Developer of space technologies specializing in water propulsion and robotic mining | — | — | Unfunded | — | Patrick Suen Founder | — | — | — |
| 5 | Exponential Deep Space Provider of space robotics services | — | — | Unfunded | — | Chengyu Jiang Founder | — | — | — |
| 6 | Future Aerospace Provider of end-to-end commercial spaceflight services | — | — | Unfunded | — | Charles Niu Founder & CEO | — | 6 patents Automated laser shock peening systems for aero‑engine blades and high‑efficiency cryogenic cooling pipes. | — |
| 7 | Harxon Manufacturer of communication systems for satellites | — | — | Unfunded | — | Yao Wenjie CEO | PHPAnimate.cssBootstrap+10 | 57 patents Design and manufacturing of multi‑frequency quadrifilar helical GNSS antennas | — |
| 8 | Kuangchi Science Provider of space technology platforms for multiple space applications | — | — | Unfunded | 85 | Zhang Yangyang CEO & Executive Director | — | — | — |
Top 12 Space Tech companies in China
#1
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2016 · 200 employees$273Mraised▾
iSpace develops and provides commercial launch vehicles and launch solutions. The product portfolio includes Hyperbola-1 (a small solid rocket that uses four-stage tandem configuration, operates in a low-earth orbit, and carries a capacity of 300kg), Hyperbola-3 (LEO based two-stage reusable liquid carrier rocket/launch vehicle with a diameter of 2.5m and a total length of 38m), and sub-orbital travel concept spaceship. The company claims its launch vehicles to have multiple features including low cost, fast response, and flexibility. Additionally, the company also provides launch services to its customers. Clientele includes SpaceX, NASA, ESA, Blue Origin, etc.
- Feb 2026Series D$729.3M
- Sep 2024Series C$99M
- Aug 2020Series B$174M
- Jul 2019Series A—
#2
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2018 · 100 employees$405.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of commercial launch vehicles for small payloads. It has developed solid and liquid propellant launch vehicles, which are carrier rockets for the narrow-band IoT-based network construction and constellation supplement launches. Its in-house engines portfolio includes liquid-propellant engines that are reusable open cycle kerosene engines with variable thrusts, and solid propellant engines with variable thrusts. It also offers launching services with multiple launch plan options.
- Sep 2025Series D$337M
- Dec 2023Series C$154.5M
- Dec 2021Series B$199.9M
- Sep 2020Series A$29.3M
#3
Series D · Fengtai, Beijing · founded 2015 · 120 employees$414.7Mraised▾
Developer of launch vehicles for large payloads. It provides users with building launching systems for large payloads, such as satellites, spacecraft and supplies. Its features include a liquid rocket engine, launch schedules, and transportation solutions.
- Oct 2025Series D$351M
- Jun 2024Series C$207M
- Oct 2023Series C—
- Jul 2023Series C—
#4
Series C · Yangpu, Shanghai · founded 2018$72Mraised▾
Provider of laser communication solutions and related optical and mechanical products. The company specializes in precision optical and mechanical products for aerospace applications. It offers expertise in laser communication link and network technology. The company also provides terminal technology, capture tracking, and ground testing services.
- Mar 2026Series C$72M
#5
Series B · Wuxi, Jiangsu · founded 2016 · 100 employees$31.5Mraised▾
Developer of liquid-propellant rocket engines and reusable launch vehicle technologies. The company focuses on creating engines and launch vehicles. It designs and manufactures rocket components. The company also develops recovery and reuse technologies for its launch systems.
- Mar 2025Series B$70M
- Aug 2024Series B—
- May 2024Series B—
- Apr 2022Series A$31.5M
#6
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2020 · 70 employees$143.7Mraised▾
Developer of launch vehicles and related engines for space access. The company offers a range of launch services, including single launches and rideshares. It designs and manufactures rockets for deployment from both land and sea. The company also develops liquid-propellant rocket engines.
- Jan 2024Series B$83.7M
- May 2022Series A$60M
#7
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2016 · 400 employees$334.8Mraised▾
LandSpace develops launch vehicle systems to provide launch mission services. It has its proprietary commercial launch vehicles ZQ-1 and ZQ-2. It also has its proprietary propulsion systems Tianque(TQ) 80t Thrust -Level LRE (liquid-fuel rocket engine) and Phoenix 10t Thrust- Level LRE.
- Sep 2020Series C$175M
- Dec 2019Series C$71M
- 2019Series B$14M
- Nov 2018Series B$43M
#8
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2018$87Mraised▾
Provider of solutions for mission launch services. It provides users with launch mission services for commercial spaceflights and satellites. It also provides users with payload management, orbital insertion, and logistics management.
- Apr 2023Series C$87M
#9
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 20 employees$17.8Mraised▾
Xiangji offers a big data platform to analyze and process data. The platform allows users to collect data, process, analyze and visualize data to capture actionable insights from the real-time data. It enables businesses to store data, build reports and extract data from the cloud with the help of queries. It also provides solutions to import and export data, clean and transfer data.
- Apr 2024Series C—
- Jan 2018Series B$17.8M
#10
Series A · Tongzhou, Beijing · founded 2018$60.6Mraised▾
Developer of specialized software and total solutions for flight systems. The company provides design, production, testing, and final assembly capabilities. It offers professional design software and develops critical subsystems. The company also provides complete system solutions for the aerospace industry.
- Aug 2022Series A—
- Aug 2021Series A$46.3M
- Dec 2019Seed$14.3M
#11
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015 · 140 employees$116.2Mraised▾
OneSpaceChina is a space launch vehicle. It focuses on the development of low-cost small carrier, design and assembly to provide business satellite launch services.The launch vehicle is supposedly to be having a carrying capacity of 500 kg and carrying capacity of 350 kg and takeoff thrust of 120 ton. It aims to take the first flight in the year 2018. It claims to be SpaceX of China.
- Sep 2020Series C—
- Aug 2018Series B$44M
- Jan 2018Series A$31M
- 2017Grant (prize money)—
#12
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2020$14.5Mraised▾
Developer of aerospace propulsion systems for space satellite applications. It provides users with a company that develops aerospace propulsion systems focusing on the development of the aerospace industry.
- May 2023Series B$14.5M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Space Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Space Technology is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Space Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 6,711 China-affiliated papers.
- Harbin Institute of Technology1008
- China Academy of Space Technology875
- Beihang University665
- Chinese Academy of Sciences558
- Beijing Institute of Technology332
- Spacecraft173→781
- Control theory (sociology)137→409
- Aerospace engineering21→149
- Attitude control45→113
- Robustness (evolution)21→82
- Spacecraft387→1406
- Control theory (sociology)261→660
- Aerospace engineering48→346
- Orbit (dynamics)33→170
- Satellite16→129
- Spacecraft22→86
- Space (punctuation)3→36
- Aerospace engineering8→35
- Satellite3→25
- New horizons3→17
Where space tech is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing space tech patents in China
China space tech patent filing is accelerating — 500 filings from 191 assignees (2016–2025), led by Harbin INST Technology, Beijing INST Control ENG, Shanghai ENG CT Microsatellites; annual filings 18→56.
- Harbin INST Technology34
- Beijing INST Control ENG21
- Shanghai ENG CT Microsatellites16
- Shenyang INST Automation CAS16
- Innovation Academy For Microsate16
- UNIV Tsinghua14
- Beijing INST Spacecraft Environm13
- National UNIV Of Defense Technol13
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.