Space Machines Company, founded in 2018, is an Australian space startup focused on in-space transportation and servicing. It develops orbital transfer vehicles like the Optimus OTV for cost-effective satellite deployment and provides services such as asset inspection, refueling, and debris removal. The company aims to offer "roadside assistance in space," targeting commercial and government customers, and has partnered with companies like SpaceX for launch services and Spaceium for cryogenic refueling missions. Associated keywords: in-space mobility, space tug, orbital servicing, space logistics, active debris removal.
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Arianespace and Space Machines Company intend to collaborate on joint commercial offers to customers requiring high quality of service and specific mission scenarios.
The 2023 mission will provide Space Machines Company flight qualification and test solutions for multiple Australian payloads and customers.
Space Machines Company will use the 2023 mission to reinforce its capability as a last-mile services provider.
Space Machines Company’s roll out mission in 2023-04-01 will use SpaceX as its launch provider.
Space Machines Company partnered with ANYWAVES to support its first mission in 2023.
ANYWAVES’ S-band TT&C antennas will downlink telemetry and provide command authority over Space Machines Company’s spacecraft.
Space Machines Company will test the capability of its 270 kg Optimus Orbital Transfer Vehicle to deliver in-space logistics services.
ANYWAVES will provide S-band TT&C antennas to ensure communications between Space Machines Company’s spacecraft and ground stations during critical mission phases.
The Optus–Space Machines Company partnership will provide the Australian public and private sectors with an option to operate and build satellites within Australia.
Space Machines Company is developing sovereign space transportation capabilities to cost-effectively insert satellites into low Earth orbit, geostationary orbit, and cis-lunar orbits.
Space Machines Company is an Australian startup that develops in-space logistics capabilities including deploying satellites into desired orbits, servicing, powering and assembling space infrastructure, and supporting deep space missions.
Leaf Space partnered with Space Machines Company to support the Optimus-1 orbital transfer vehicle launch in 2022.
Space Machines Company will utilize Leaf Space’s Leaf Line solution and global ground station network to support the launch of its first Orbital Transfer Vehicle in 2022.
Space Machines Company considers the partnership with Leaf Space a critical step in preparing its first mission in 2022 and in furthering Australia’s sovereign space capability and expanding its services globally.
Leaf Space partnered with Australian in-space logistics provider Space Machines Company to support the Optimus-1 mission.
Space Machines Company is an Australian startup that develops in-space logistics capabilities, including deploying satellites into desired orbits, servicing, powering and assembling space infrastructure, and supporting deep space missions.
Leaf Space will provide ground station solutions to support Space Machines Company’s Optimus-1 mission in 2022.
The partnership enables Space Machines Company to use Leaf Space’s Leaf Line solution to support the launch of its first Orbital Transfer Vehicle in 2022.
Space Machines Company signed an agreement with Gilmour Space in March to launch Optimus-1, a wildfire detection satellite.
Gilmour Space Technologies plans to launch Australian payloads on its first Eris rocket in 2022, including a space taxi by Sydney-based Space Machines Company and a fire detection satellite by Fireball International.