Sirius Space Services, a French small-rocket start-up founded in 2020, has not flown as of October 2026. It holds a France 2030 contract and a pad slot in Kourou, but has announced no funding round, files confidential accounts and has moved its first flight from March 2025 to the end of 2027 or 2028.
Ten European launch companies scored on flight record, 2026 cadence, launch site, money and team: Ariane 6, Vega C and Isar lead, Orbex is out, and seven of ten have not reached orbit. With private vs public funding per company.
MaiaSpace, ArianeGroup’s 100% subsidiary, has not flown as of October 2026. Its accounts show EUR 85 million of losses against EUR 83 million paid in, negative equity and EUR 180 million of customer advances, while the first flight moved to the second half of 2027.
Orbex entered administration in February 2026 after raising GBP 138.5 million, of which GBP 76.7 million was public money, and never launching. Omnidea bought the Forres assets in September 2026.
PLD Space has still not reached orbit as of October 2026. The 2025 accounts planned two launches in 2026, and the first MIURA 5 launch is now set for the first half of 2027.
2026 update on Latitude: still no flight, Series B EUR 27 million, Oman Etlaq LoI for an experimental late-2027 inaugural that we treat as optimistic, and no ESA European Launcher Challenge shortlist.
RFA One has not flown as of October 2026. After the August 2024 stage loss and a cancelled summer 2026 SaxaVord window, ESA signed a EUR 186.9 million Launcher Challenge contract. KKR’s EUR 30 million convertible and filed headcount round out the update.
HyImpulse flew SR75-1 on 3 May 2024, secured a UK CAA operator licence for SaxaVord (Sep 2026), raised a Series A and a Series A Extension above EUR 50 million equity, and targets spring 2027 for the next Europe flight.
Update October 2026: This list is from April 2024 and is out of date. Our European Space Launch Companies Ranking
This is our March 2024 update. For where HyImpulse stands in October 2026, read our 2026 Update on HyImpulse and
