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Starfish Space

US
commercialFounded 2018
Kent, Washington, United States
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Starfish Space received a Phase 1 award under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime program.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2022SpaceWERX awards 124 Orbital Prime contracts

The $7,000,000 funding round will allow Starfish Space to expand its team and accelerate development of technologies for the Otter space tug.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 29, 2021Starfish Space Raises $7M to Develop the Otter Space Tug

Starfish Space raised a $7,000,000 funding round co-led by NFX and MaC Venture Capital with participation from PSL Ventures, Boost VC, Liquid2 Ventures, and Hypothesis.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 29, 2021Starfish Space Raises $7M to Develop the Otter Space Tug

Starfish Space has opened several positions in the Kent, Washington area to support growth and development.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceTechnical ProductSep 29, 2021Starfish Space Raises $7M to Develop the Otter Space Tug

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.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2021Starfish Space raises $7 million for constellation-managing space tugs

Starfish Space will use the funding proceeds to accelerate development of its all-electric Otter spacecraft, targeting an initial launch in 2023 or 2024.

Mentioned as: starfish spaceTechnical ProductSep 28, 2021Starfish Space raises $7 million for constellation-managing space tugs

Astroscale and Starfish Space are developing servicing businesses aimed at multiple orbits.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceTechnical ProductJul 6, 2021Space Tugs as a Service: In-orbit service providers are bracing for consolidation

Starfish Space, founded in late 2019 by two former Blue Origin and NASA engineers, plans an all-electric tug called Otter as early as 2023.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative PlanJul 6, 2021Space Tugs as a Service: In-orbit service providers are bracing for consolidation

Starfish will test its Cephalopod RPOD software later this summer on a TILE 2 electric propulsion thruster from Accion Systems that is also on the condosat.

Mentioned as: StarfishTechnical ProductMay 21, 2021Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs

Starfish aims to launch an all-electric spacecraft called Otter in 2023 or 2024.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative PlanMay 21, 2021Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs

Starfish received $15,000 from the Hyperspace Challenge, a business accelerator run by the Air Force Research Laboratory and CNM Ingenuity for the U.S. Space Force, to develop autonomous technology for space.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2021Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs

Starfish will test its flight software on thrusters developed by Benchmark Space Systems that will be part of a condosat launching in June on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.

Mentioned as: StarfishOrg RelationshipMay 21, 2021Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs

Starfish received U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research funding to develop mobility and logistics technology.

Mentioned as: StarfishTechnical ProductMay 21, 2021Starfish Space testing software for constellation-managing Otter space tugs

Two TILE 2 ion electrospray propulsion systems on Tenzing will test proximity operations maneuvers supported by Starfish Space software.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceNarrative PlanApr 19, 2021Accion Systems’ In-Space Propulsion System Set For June Launch With Astro Digital + Starfish Space Via SpaceX Rideshare Mission

The demonstration will combine Starfish Space’s CEPHALOPOD software and Accion Systems’ TILE 2 thrusters to perform rendezvous and proximity operations trajectories using low-thrust electric propulsion.

Mentioned as: Starfish SpaceTechnical ProductApr 19, 2021Accion Systems’ In-Space Propulsion System Set For June Launch With Astro Digital + Starfish Space Via SpaceX Rideshare Mission
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