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Top 25 Military satellite communications contractors based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 219 military satellite communications contractors headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 21,961 professional contacts across them, including 6,104 with verified work emails. Herndon is the largest hub.

This list covers military satellite communications contractors 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 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest military satellite communications contractors based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 219 military satellite communications contractors based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to military satellite communications contractors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceCarlsbad, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20265,001-10,0006,296 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Viasat, we go above and beyond.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2Partial evidencePlano, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,575 contacts →

Partial evidence

Communications & Power Industries (CPI) is a world leader in large aperture antennas, components and systems, manufacturing advanced high-power and high-frequency technologies and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3Indirect evidenceClarksburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,527 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, Thales Defense & Security, Inc.(TDSI) is a U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMclean, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,435 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At SES, we believe that space has the power to make a difference.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5Partial evidencePalo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,0001,171 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 17, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChandler, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000817 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7Strong evidenceHerndon, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000629 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 17, 2026
8Indirect evidenceFairview, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 20261,001-5,000502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Spectrum Control is a different kind of RF company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9Partial evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000439 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 17, 2026
10Partial evidenceAustin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026501-1,000382 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CesiumAstro builds and delivers space communications systems-at scale.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLafayette, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500369 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Reliable.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12Indirect evidenceArlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500313 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Airbus US Space & Defense is a trusted U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13Strong evidenceDuluth, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500249 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Gilat DataPath brings 30 years of specialty communications expertise to military, government and commercial customers in remote, austere, or at-risk environments.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14Partial evidenceReston, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200236 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SES Space & Defense is a space solutions company equipping governments with integrated, purpose-built satellite and connectivity solutions that deliver resilient, future-proof…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15Strong evidenceRedmond, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500220 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Kymeta revolutionizes satellite communications through Intelligent Communications Platforms (ICPs).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16Indirect evidenceOklahoma City, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200161 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1995, Long Wave Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17Indirect evidenceAsheville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200151 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AvL Technologies, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18Indirect evidenceWest Melbourne, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-500133 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Us TSS Solutions, an Acorn Capital Management Company, is the global leader in innovating high-quality, responsive, cost-effective technical services supporting the defense…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSan Dimas, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20Indirect evidenceAberdeen Proving Ground (apg), MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200114 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21Partial evidenceCape Canaveral, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200112 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sidus Space is an innovative space and defense technology company with core capabilities that include dual use satellite manufacturing & technology integration, AI products and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22Partial evidenceHerndon, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-200109 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 17, 2026
23Indirect evidenceLouisville, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20099 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tendeg is an engineering-led aerospace company pioneering high-performance deployable space antennas and structures.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 202651-20085 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Iris Technology, we empower exploration, defense, and discovery with advanced tactical systems and space electronics trusted by leading pioneers and mission-critical teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25Indirect evidenceHauppauge, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026201-50077 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Narda-MITEQ has been serving the RF/Microwave components and subsystems, and SATCOM markets for over 70 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

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Military satellite communications contractors based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026
27.8%Verified-email coverage
100.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.2%Largest-city concentration · Herndon
Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
66
11-50
78
51-200
50
201-500
9
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
9
5,001-10,000
1

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 219 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 military satellite communications contractors, 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 “military satellite communications contractors”. 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 military satellite communications contractors), 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 military satellite communications contractors, 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, 6,104 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 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 military satellite communications contractors, 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 military satellite communications contractors are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 219 military satellite communications contractors 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?

Viasat, headquartered in Carlsbad, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most military satellite communications contractors?

Herndon leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by San Diego (6) and Fort Lauderdale (5).

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 6,104 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 219 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 17, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.