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On December 15, 2025, Starfish Space and Impulse Space successfully completed an autonomous rendezvous and proximity operation demonstration mission called 'Remora' in low Earth orbit.
Starfish Space’s first two Otter missions for Intelsat and the U.S. Space Force will launch to geostationary orbit in 2026 and begin providing services thereafter.
Starfish Space raised $29,000,000 in a funding round led by Shield Capital on 2024-11-13.
Starfish Space secured a $37,500,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force.
Starfish Space partnered with NASA for a debris inspection mission in low Earth orbit in 2024.
Starfish Space raised $29,000,000 in a funding round led by Shield Capital.
Starfish Space signed a contract with Intelsat for a life extension mission in 2024.
Starfish Space launched a demonstration Otter Pup mission in low Earth orbit in 2023, but the mission suffered an anomaly and was not successfully completed.
The STRATFI agreement for Starfish Space combines $37,500,000 in government funds with an additional $30,000,000 in venture capital investment.
Starfish Space secured a $37,500,000 contract with the U.S. Space Force to develop, launch, and operate the company’s Otter satellite servicing vehicle in geostationary orbit by 2026.
Starfish raised $14,000,000 in March in a funding round led by Munich Re’s venture capital arm to develop its technology.
Starfish Space secured $1,800,000 from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software.
Starfish Space received $3,000,000 in NSIC funds earlier in 2023.
Starfish Space raised $14,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by Munich Re Ventures on 2023-03-08.
Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite will launch in the summer of 2023.
Starfish Space raised $7,000,000 to develop space tugs that aim to extend the lives of satellites, move them to different orbits, and remove debris.
Starfish aims to launch an all-electric spacecraft called Otter in 2023 or 2024.