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Top 25 Aviation satellite communications companies based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 232 aviation satellite communications companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 31,440 professional contacts across them, including 8,871 with verified work emails. Fort Lauderdale is the largest hub.
This list covers aviation satellite communications companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.
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The 25 largest aviation satellite communications companies based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8,720 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Rockwell Collins is a leader in aviation and high-integrity solutions for commercial and military customers around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 6,296 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Viasat, we go above and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 3,815 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For 40 years, Panasonic Avionics has strengthened the connection between the world’s airlines and their passengers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,435 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At SES, we believe that space has the power to make a difference.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,171 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SSL, based in Palo Alto, California, is a leading provider of advanced spacecraft systems, with broad expertise to support commercial and government satellite operators and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 817 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 629 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ST Engineering iDirect is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 556 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “December 01, 2020 McLean, Va.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 502 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Astronautics Corporation of America is a trusted leader in the design, development, and manufacture of secure and reliable avionics equipment and systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 491 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Astranis builds low-cost satellites for high orbits.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 447 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Globalstar empowers its customers to connect, transmit and communicate in smarter ways easily, quickly, securely, and affordably, offering reliable satellite and terrestrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 439 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 382 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “CesiumAstro builds and delivers space communications systems-at scale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 255 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “RVA is an aviation services company specializing in air traffic control (ATC) operations; ATC communications systems engineering, installation, and maintenance; navigation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 243 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Gogo is the only multi-orbit, multi-band in-flight connectivity provider offering connectivity technology purpose-built for business and military/government aviation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 220 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Kymeta revolutionizes satellite communications through Intelligent Communications Platforms (ICPs).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 197 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Global Eagle is a leading provider of satellite-based broadband connectivity, television and entertainment services, content and data analytics to aviation, maritime, enterprise…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 142 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Astronics Connectivity Systems & Certification (CSC), a division of Astronics Corp, is the world’s most widely-deployed provider of inflight entertainment & connectivity (IFEC)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 109 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “iDirect Government delivers secure satellite-based voice, video and data applications with anytime and anywhere connectivity in the air, at sea and on land.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 89 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Established in 1984 Microcom has been leading the way in satellite communications in Alaska, Hawaii, and now in Idaho for more than 28 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 75 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Avionica, is a cutting-edge aerospace technology company that specializes in providing advanced solutions for aircraft data management and communications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 74 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “EMC specializes in mission-critical communications and content for organizations and people on the move in the most remote locations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “SmartSky Networks has ceased business operations effective August 16, 2024.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: aviation satellite communications companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names aviation satellite communications companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of aviation satellite communications companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name aviation satellite communications companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Aviation satellite communications companies based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 232 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among aviation satellite communications companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “aviation satellite communications companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names aviation satellite communications companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among aviation satellite communications companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,871 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names aviation satellite communications companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many aviation satellite communications companies are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 232 aviation satellite communications companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Rockwell Collins, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most aviation satellite communications companies?
Fort Lauderdale leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (7) and Houston (6).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,871 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 232 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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