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Starfish Space

US
commercialFounded 2018
Kent, Washington, United States
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High-energy particles from the Starfish Prime explosion formed radiation belts around the Earth.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Nukes in space: a bad idea in the 1960s and an even worse one now

AT&T’s Telstar satellite, launched on July 10, 1962, was among those destroyed by radiation from Starfish Prime.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Nukes in space: a bad idea in the 1960s and an even worse one now

The Starfish Prime nuclear test had a yield of 1.45 megatons, which is 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Nukes in space: a bad idea in the 1960s and an even worse one now

The Starfish Prime nuclear test was conducted in low Earth orbit above the South Pacific on July 8, 1962.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Nukes in space: a bad idea in the 1960s and an even worse one now

The pulse from the Starfish Prime explosion caused electrical damage in Hawaii, nearly 1,000 kilometers away.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 15, 2024Nukes in space: a bad idea in the 1960s and an even worse one now

The Starfish Prime nuclear test in 1962 damaged eight out of 24 satellites in orbit at the time.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralFeb 20, 2024X thread by Dr. Laura Grego’s assessment of a Russian anti-satellite weapon

Starfish planned to test Cephalopod on its microwave-sized demonstrator Otter Pup after launching with an SN3 space tug from Launcher on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission in June.

Mentioned as: StarfishOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software

Starfish Space secured $1,800,000 from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX technology accelerator to develop its satellite guidance software.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software

Starfish raised $14,000,000 in March in a funding round led by Munich Re’s venture capital arm to develop its technology.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software

Starfish plans to follow Otter Pup with full-scale Otter spacecraft that are bigger than a mini-fridge and designed to extend the operational life of a satellite in geostationary orbit once docked.

Mentioned as: StarfishTechnical ProductAug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software

Starfish Space received $3,000,000 in NSIC funds earlier in 2023.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 28, 2023DoD to invest in startup developing mobile space-launch platforms

Otter Pup is a technology demonstration spacecraft developed by Starfish Space that was deployed from Orbiter SN3.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 23, 2023Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

Starfish Space raised $14,000,000 in a Series A funding round led by Munich Re Ventures on 2023-03-08.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 8, 2023Starfish Space raises $14 million for in-orbit servicers

Starfish flight tested the rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking software planned for the Otter mission in 2021 during Orbit Fab’s spacecraft LEO refueling demonstration.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 8, 2023Starfish Space raises $14 million for in-orbit servicers

Starfish Space has now raised more than $21,000,000 to develop its Otter servicing spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 8, 2023Starfish Space raises $14 million for in-orbit servicers

Redwire partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking mission.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2023Redwire Partners With Starfish Space for Otter Pup Satellite Docking Mission

Redwire Corporation partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking mission.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2023Redwire partners with Starfish Space for Otter Pup satellite docking mission + SDA demo mission

Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite will launch in the summer of 2023.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative PlanFeb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

Astro Digital manufactures the Otter Pup satellite bus for Starfish Space.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

Starfish Space aims to perform the Otter Pup docking mission at roughly 5% of the cost of any similar mission in history.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative PlanFeb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion
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