Loft Orbital is a space infrastructure-as-a-service provider that simplifies access to space for organizations. They build and operate satellites, flying customer payloads and handling missions end-to-end. Loft Orbital's key offerings include standardized satellite platforms, payload integration services, and mission control software, serving customers like NASA, Microsoft, and the US Space Force. Associated keywords include: space infrastructure, hosted payloads, satellite missions, and space-as-a-service.
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Loft Orbital plans to offer edge computing aboard its satellites as part of its commercial service.
Loft Orbital will receive $750,000 in government funding and $750,000 in matching private funds for a total of $1,500,000 to finance development of the edge computer processor.
Loft Orbital is a San Francisco-based startup that buys satellite buses to host customer-provided payloads for a fee.
Loft Orbital was previously awarded an AFWERX SBIR Phase I contract.
A Long March 5B rocket currently sits on the pad at the Wenchang spaceport and is expected to loft the first Chinese space station module late 2021-04-28 Eastern.
LeoStella produces satellites for customers including Cloud Constellation, Loft Orbital, and NorthStar.
LeoStella is producing satellites for customers including Cloud Constellation, Loft Orbital, and NorthStar.
Loft Orbital has two missions planned for 2021.
Dragonfly Aerospace delivered a customised Gecko electro-optical imager to Loft Orbital to fly on the YAM-3 satellite due to launch in 2021-04-01.
Loft Orbital has quarterly missions planned to start in 2022.
Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 satellite carrying the Gecko imager is due to launch in Q2 of 2021.
Dragonfly Aerospace delivered a customized Gecko electro-optical imager to Loft Orbital to fly on Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 satellite.
Loft Orbital has two missions planned for 2021 and plans to conduct quarterly missions starting in 2022.
Anywaves sold two S-band antennas to Loft Orbital to be installed on Loft Orbital’s YAM-5 spacecraft launching in 2022.
Loft Orbital had three missions planned for 2021 and planned quarterly missions in 2022.
Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 will carry an S-band antenna that will be used by an unspecified customer for an internet-of-things service that is the beginning of a constellation.
VanZyl-1 is scheduled to launch with Loft Orbital in early 2022.
Zhuque-2 can loft 2,000 kg to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Loft Orbital is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017.
Hydrosat agreed with Loft Orbital to launch its first satellite mission to create a thermal infrared map of Earth by early 2022.