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Latitude, formerly Venture Orbital Systems, is developing the Zephyr rocket to offer dedicated small-satellite launch services from European soil.
PRE-REVENUELatitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems) is a French micro-launch company developing the Zephyr rocket, designed to provide affordable dedicated launch services for small satellites from European soil.
Latitude, previously known as Venture Orbital Systems, is developing Zephyr, a three-stage micro-launch vehicle designed to deliver small satellites to sun-synchronous and polar orbits. Based in Reims, France, the company has completed engine testing and is working toward first launch. Latitude is part of the growing European micro-launch ecosystem and aims to provide sovereign European access to space for small satellite operators, reducing dependence on non-European launch providers.
Rank 101 of 147 ranked companies, shared with 1 other company on the same total. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 67 and 145.
3 of 7 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 63% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Capital raised (24 months)
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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Latest government contract
HELICOPTER SATELLITE DATA AND TRACKING; LATITUDE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Energy · $41K · Jul 11, 2019
Latest funding round
Series B · $30M
Jan 22, 2024
Three-stage micro-launch vehicle designed for dedicated small satellite delivery to SSO and polar orbits. Hybrid propulsion system.
| Latitude HQ & Development Center | headquarters | Reims, France |
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Compiled Oct 7, 2026 from 4 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
1 award, $41K obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 16, 2026. Awarded Jul 11, 2019 to Jul 11, 2019; most from Energy (1 award)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 16, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award Jul 11, 2019
Latest space award
$41K from Energy
HELICOPTER SATELLITE DATA AND TRACKING; LATITUDE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Jul 11, 2019
Latest sourced round
Series B: €27.5M (about $29.9M)
Dollar figure converted at 1.089 EUR/USD (ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates) on Jan 22, 2024
Source: European Spaceflight
Announced Jan 22, 2024
Sourced rounds on record
2 rounds, $40.5M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Department of Energy
1 space award, $41K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jul 11, 2019
Blast.club
Took part in Series B (Jan 22, 2024)
European Spaceflight, Jan 22, 2024
Credit Mutuel Innovation
Took part in Series B (Jan 22, 2024)
European Spaceflight, Jan 22, 2024
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 7). Latitude: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/latitude-launch
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Latitude: Company dossier." Data as of October 7, 2026. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/latitude-launch.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_latitude_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Latitude}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/latitude-launch}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/latitude-launch},
urldate = {2026-10-07},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-07; each fact links its primary source}
}DeepTech 2030 (Bpifrance, France 2030)
Took part in Series B (Jan 22, 2024)
European Spaceflight, Jan 22, 2024
Expansion
Took part in Series B (Jan 22, 2024)
European Spaceflight, Jan 22, 2024
UI Investissement
Took part in Series B (Jan 22, 2024)
European Spaceflight, Jan 22, 2024
ADF
Took part in Series A (Jun 29, 2022)
European Spaceflight, Jun 29, 2022
BPI
Took part in Series A (Jun 29, 2022)
European Spaceflight, Jun 29, 2022
Comat
Took part in Series A (Jun 29, 2022)
European Spaceflight, Jun 29, 2022
Nicomatic
Took part in Series A (Jun 29, 2022)
European Spaceflight, Jun 29, 2022