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Synopsis
The global market for Rocket Engine was estimated to be worth US$ 5091 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 8123 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
A rocket engine is a propulsion system that generates thrust by expelling high-temperature, high-pressure gases produced from the chemical reaction between fuel and an oxidizer. It operates in low-pressure or vacuum environments, such as outer space, and is the core power unit of a rocket, enabling it to overcome Earth's gravity and reach the desired orbit or velocity.
The global rocket engine market is expected to grow steadily from 2025 to 2030. The core drivers of this growth include the explosive growth of commercial space activities, the accelerated deployment of satellite Internet constellations, the increase in deep space exploration missions, and the emphasis of various countries on national security and strategic autonomy. However, the market shows obvious regional differences and differentiation of technical paths: the North American market is becoming more mature but the growth rate is slowing down. In the future, with the development of recyclable technology, the market size has a downward trend, while Asia-Pacific and Europe are rapidly expanding based on emerging demand and policy support, and the regional competition pattern is further complicated.
From the perspective of technical routes, reusable engines (such as SpaceX's Raptor series and Blue Origin's BE-4) have gradually become mainstream, driving down launch costs; at the same time, in response to the global carbon neutrality goal, environmentally friendly technologies such as liquid oxygen and methane and green propellants are accelerating penetration. Traditional liquid oxygen and kerosene engines (such as Russia's RD-180 and China's YF-100) still occupy an important position in the field of low cost and high reliability, while hydrogen and oxygen engines (such as Europe's Vulcain and Japan's LE-9) still play an irreplaceable role in high-performance missions.
The North American market size is $1.29 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach $1.637 billion in 2025 and $1.52 billion in 2031, with a CAGR of -1.23%. This negative growth reflects the involutionary characteristics of the market after it has become relatively mature. SpaceX has monopolized nearly 70% of the global launch market share with its reusable technology, forcing traditional suppliers (such as Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman) to transform to low-cost solutions, putting profit margins under pressure. The market size in the Asia-Pacific region will reach $2.77 billion in 2024 (accounting for 54.4% of the world) and will soar to $4.47 billion in 2031, with a CAGR of 7.72%, becoming the core engine of global growth. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has achieved independent control of the entire engine industry chain through the Long March series of rockets. The YF-100 (liquid oxygen kerosene) and YF-77 (hydrogen and oxygen) engines support low-Earth orbit and deep space exploration missions. On the policy side, the "14th Five-Year Plan" space plan clearly promotes the development of heavy rockets and reusable technologies, further releasing market potential. At the same time, commercial aerospace in the Asia-Pacific region has exploded, and satellite constellation plans (such as China's "Hongyan" and South Korea's "Hanxing") have spawned demand for small and medium-sized rockets, driving the market expansion of low-cost engines (such as solid engines and small liquid engines). In 2024, the world's top five companies (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Kuznetsov, SpaceX, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and NPO Energomash) will account for a total of 83.64% of revenue share. The market concentration is high, but the competition dimension presents new characteristics. SpaceX, with the "Raptor" engine as its core, has reduced costs to 1/10 of traditional engines through vertical integration and large-scale mass production, subverting industry pricing rules. Emerging companies (such as Rocket Lab's Rutherford engine and Blue Origin's BE-4) have entered the market segment through technologies such as 3D printing and intelligent manufacturing.
The global rocket engine market is in a period of profound changes in technology routes, regional patterns, and business models. In the short term, leading enterprises rely on scale effects and policy barriers to maintain their dominant position; in the medium and long term, innovations such as reusability, green promotion, and intelligent manufacturing will reshape industry rules. For participants, building technological autonomy, optimizing supply chain resilience, and expanding commercial application scenarios will become the key to winning the future.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Rocket Engine, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Rocket Engine by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Rocket Engine market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Units) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Rocket Engine.
Market Segmentation
By Company
CASC
JSC Kuznetsov
Space X
Aerojet Rocketdyne
NPO Energomash
Northrop Grumman
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
MTAR Technologies
IHI Corporation
Rocket Lab
ArianeGroup
Segment by Type
Liquid Rocket Engine
Solid Rocket Engine
Segment by Application
Non-reusable Rockets
Reusable Rocket
By Region
North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Rest of Asia-Pacific
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Rest of Europe
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Rocket Engine manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Rocket Engine in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Rocket Engine in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.

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