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Government money.

The public lenders, export credit and EU programmes now behind the sector, deal by deal.

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US$12m–US$11.5bnper financing, US$3 findings · data to 27 Oct 2026
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Government money

Government and other
US$10mUS$100mUS$1bnUS$10bnUS$100bn20151617181920212223242526EIB €15m venture loan to D-Orbit: US$17mUK Government and Bharti Global acquisition of OneWeb out of Chapter 11: US$1.0bnEIB €20m venture loan to Spire Global: US$23mEIB €10m venture loan to EnduroSat: US$12mEIB €18m venture loan to GomSpace: US$19mEIB €300m loan to SES: US$316mEIB €300m loan for Poland's satellite programme: US$325mTelesat Lightspeed government loans (Canada and Quebec): US$1.9bnGlobalstar funding from Apple for the new MSS constellation: US$1.5bnEIB €150m loans to SES (2024): US$162mIRIS² concession contract (SpaceRISE): US$11.5bnEIB €30m loan to Sateliot: US$32mEIB €37.5m venture loan to Aerospacelab: US$42mViasat US EXIM direct loan for ViaSat-3 F1 launch and insurance: US$189mEutelsat export credit financing for OneWeb LEO satellites: US$1.1bnEIB €30m venture loan to PLD Space: US$35m

US$ equivalents at approximate annual average rates. Satellite security and transfer rules by country →

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DateFinancingUS$
7 Apr 2026EIB €30m venture loan to PLD SpaceUS$35m
11 Feb 2026Eutelsat export credit financing for OneWeb LEO satellitesUS$1.1bn
21 Jan 2026Viasat US EXIM direct loan for ViaSat-3 F1 launch and insuranceUS$189m
23 Sep 2025EIB €37.5m venture loan to AerospacelabUS$42m
23 Dec 2024EIB €150m loans to SES (2024)US$162m
16 Dec 2024IRIS² concession contract (SpaceRISE)US$11.5bn
4 Dec 2024EIB €30m loan to SateliotUS$32m
29 Oct 2024Globalstar funding from Apple for the new MSS constellationUS$1.5bn
13 Sep 2024Telesat Lightspeed government loans (Canada and Quebec)US$1.9bn
May 2024EIB €300m loan for Poland's satellite programmeUS$325m
16 Dec 2022EIB €300m loan to SESUS$316m
30 Nov 2022EIB €18m venture loan to GomSpaceUS$19m
26 Aug 2021EIB €10m venture loan to EnduroSatUS$12m
3 Dec 2020EIB €20m venture loan to Spire GlobalUS$23m
20 Nov 2020UK Government and Bharti Global acquisition of OneWeb out of Chapter 11US$1.0bn
31 Jul 2020EIB €15m venture loan to D-OrbitUS$17m
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    16 government and other financings on file, from US$12m–US$11.5bn. The scale is logarithmic: each gridline is ten times the last.

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    The largest is IRIS² concession contract (SpaceRISE) at US$11.5bn.

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    The most recent is EIB €30m venture loan to PLD Space, 7 Apr 2026, at US$35m.

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Selected observations from the register, not a market census, investment recommendation or legal advice. Working on a deal like these? Book 20 minutes with Randeep to see how your terms compare.

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