Why it matters
Launch, satellites and the space economy. These themes often connect to policy, commodity cycles, infrastructure spending and long investment lead times.
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Space & Satellite
Launch, satellites and the space economy.
The commercial space economy spans launch, satellite communications, Earth observation and in-space services — early-stage, capital-hungry and volatile. This collection curates the listed pure-plays; lean on the Risk rating.
What to check next
Check backlog quality, project execution, input costs, balance-sheet resilience and sensitivity to commodity prices or government budgets.
Main risk
Cyclical demand, cost overruns, regulation and commodity volatility can overwhelm even a strong long-term infrastructure or energy story.
| Company | Market | Market Cap | Reward | Risk | Yield | |
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| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A Common StockSPCX | $2.4T | — | ||||
| Rocket Lab USA Inc.RKLB | $36.9B | — | ||||
| EchoStar CorporationSATS | $33.3B | — | ||||
| Ast Spacemobile IncASTS | $27.1B | — | ||||
| Planet Labs PBCPL | $8.2B | — | ||||
| Globalstar, Inc. Common StockGSAT | $8.0B | — | ||||
| ViaSat IncVSAT | $6.2B | — | ||||
| Firefly Aerospace Inc. Common StockFLY | $3.3B | — | ||||
| Iridium Communications IncIRDM | $2.5B | 2.4% | ||||
| Intuitive Machines Inc. LUNR | $2.3B | — | ||||
| Redwire CorpRDW | $1.5B | — | ||||
| Blacksky Technology IncBKSY | $1.2B | — | ||||
| Spire Global IncSPIR | $292.9M | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Space & Satellite collection?
Launch, satellites and the space economy. It currently holds 13 stocks, each rated by Openbook's Reward and Risk scores. The commercial space economy spans launch, satellite communications, Earth observation and in-space services — early-stage, capital-hungry and volatile.
How are Space & Satellite stocks selected?
Space & Satellite is a curated basket of companies with direct exposure to this theme, screened against live market data and ranked by market capitalisation.
How often is the Space & Satellite list updated?
It is rebuilt from live market data, so the constituents and their rankings update as prices and company fundamentals change — there is no fixed, hand-edited list.
How should I use the Reward and Risk ratings?
Openbook's Reward rating combines a stock's growth, momentum, profitability and valuation into a single 0–100 score, and the Risk rating scores financial strength, volatility and size. Use them to compare names within this theme — broadly, a higher Reward alongside a lower Risk is more attractive. They are quantitative research signals, not investment advice.
Openbook Reward and Risk ratings and factor scores are quantitative signals for research, not investment advice. Data may be delayed. Some US-listed names carry partial factor coverage.