Countries in Space

This table shows countries that are currently able to launch satellites or vehicles into Orbital space or Beyond Earth Orbit. Also shown are companies or organizations that build and/or launch the rockets.

Country Company/Organization Earth Orbit Capability Beyond Earth Orbit Capability
USA NASA Yes Yes
USA SpaceX Yes Yes
USA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Yes Yes
USA Blue Origin Yes (Suborbital) Developing
USA Rocket Lab Yes No
Russia Roscosmos Yes Yes
China CNSA Yes Yes
Europe European Space Agency (ESA) Yes Yes
Europe Arianespace Yes Yes
India ISRO Yes Yes
Japan JAXA Yes Yes
Israel Israel Space Agency Yes No
Iran Iranian Space Agency Yes No
North Korea State Space Development Agency Yes No
New Zealand Rocket Lab Yes No
South Korea KARI Developing No