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Otter

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Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2025-009QLaunched 1/14/2025
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-12
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
1/14/2025
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
516.5 km
Inclination
97.45 deg
Dry Mass
10 kg
Total Mass
10 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
U.S. Navy
Manufacturer
U.S. Navy
Registry
COSPAR ID
2025-009Q
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1270
Track
Mentions
97
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Voyager Technologies’ Acceleration Measurement System provides ultra-precise delta-V and acceleration measurements for the Otter mission.

CapabilityValue 4.2May 26, 2026Precision Measurement Hardware Headed to DARPA’s Air-Breathing Spacecraft Program

Voyager Technologies’ Acceleration Measurement System will fly aboard the DARPA Otter spacecraft.

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May 26, 2026
Precision Measurement Hardware Headed to DARPA’s Air-Breathing Spacecraft Program

Redwire awarded Voyager Technologies a subcontract to supply a high-precision Acceleration Measurement System for the DARPA Otter spacecraft.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.4May 26, 2026Precision Measurement Hardware Headed to DARPA’s Air-Breathing Spacecraft Program

DARPA Otter is developing a first-of-its-kind air-breathing spacecraft capable of sustained operations in very low Earth orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 26, 2026Precision Measurement Hardware Headed to DARPA’s Air-Breathing Spacecraft Program

Air Inuit’s fleet includes Boeing 737, Dash 8, Twin Otter, and King Air B300 aircraft, as well as Bell 407 and AStar 350 helicopters.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 28, 2026Air Inuit Modernizes Operations with SKYTRAC TrooTrax Mission Software

The campaign uses Twin Otter and Basler BT-67 aircraft equipped with radar and radiometer instruments that mimic hardware planned for the future satellite constellation.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 27, 2026ESA Launches Arctic Field Campaign to Calibrate Future Copernicus Missions

Starfish Space will use the Series B proceeds to execute contracted Otter missions, scale the Otter business line, and grow the team.

PlanGrowthFinancialValue 4.0Apr 8, 2026Starfish Space Series B Round Raises Over $100 Million

Starfish Space has Otter missions under contract with the U.S. Space Force, SDA, NASA, SES, and other customers.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 8, 2026Starfish Space Series B Round Raises Over $100 Million

Starfish Space is on track to fly its first full Otter missions later in the year.

PlanGeneralValue 2.8Apr 8, 2026Starfish Space Series B Round Raises Over $100 Million

Otter is designed to autonomously dock with and maneuver national security and other satellites to enable dynamic space operations, life-extension missions, and disposal services.

CapabilityValue 4.0Apr 7, 2026On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production

Starfish Space has announced five Otter customers, including Luxembourg’s SES, NASA, two Space Force Space Systems Command customers, and one Space Force Space Development Agency customer.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Apr 7, 2026On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production

Space Systems Command awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million contract to build an Otter spacecraft for the U.S. Department of Defense.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Apr 7, 2026Starfish Closes $100M+ Series B

Starfish Space will launch its first operational Otter mission this year after three successful in-orbit demonstration missions.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Apr 7, 2026On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production

Starfish Space will use the Series B proceeds to execute orbital servicing missions already under contract, increase production of its Otter service spacecraft, and add employees.

FinancialPlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Apr 7, 2026On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production

Starfish Space plans to launch its first full Otter mission this year.

PlanValue 3.5Apr 7, 2026Starfish Closes $100M+ Series B

Redwire was awarded a $44 million phase 2 contract during the fourth quarter of 2025 to advance the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Otter mission leveraging Redwire’s SabreSat.

RelationshipsPlanFinancialGeneralValue 4.6Mar 3, 2026Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2025 Financial Results Released by Redwire

The Space Development Agency awarded Starfish Space an Otter end-of-life disposal services contract.

RelationshipsValue 5.0Mar 2, 2026Space Force Awards Contract to Starfish Space

The Otter acquired under the APFIT contract will be the second Otter acquired by Space Systems Command in an anticipated series of augmented maneuver vehicles.

RelationshipsPlanGrowthValue 4.4Mar 2, 2026Space Force Awards Contract to Starfish Space

The U.S. Space Force will acquire a Starfish Space Otter satellite servicing vehicle for Space Systems Command under a contract issued through the APFIT program.

RelationshipsGeneralPlanValue 4.8Mar 2, 2026Space Force Awards Contract to Starfish Space

Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft is scheduled for delivery in 2028.

PlanValue 4.0Mar 2, 2026Space Force Awards Contract to Starfish Space