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Orbit Fab is developing a geostationary-orbit fuel depot and a separate fuel shuttle spacecraft to service GEO satellites.
Orbit Fab plans to operate its depot in a “service lane” orbit approximately 300 km above geostationary orbit.
In 2021, Orbit Fab deployed an on-orbit refueling vehicle equipped with Scout Space’s spaceflight vision system.
Bidders for the Tetra-5 program must install refueling ports in the satellites and may use refueling interfaces developed by Orbit Fab or by Northrop Grumman.
Lockheed Martin is seeking opportunities in on-orbit logistics and is already investing in Orbit Fab.
Under the agreement, Orbit Fab will purchase lunar regolith from another company and donate it to Breaking Ground to hold in trust.
Orbit Fab is best known for developing infrastructure for satellite refueling, including an interface called RAFTI and tankers to provide propellant.
Orbit Fab is in talks with several companies planning lunar landing missions to purchase regolith from them for donation to Breaking Ground.
Orbit Fab signed a letter of intent with Breaking Ground on 2022-07-26 to purchase lunar regolith and transfer it to a trust.
The first SCOUT Vision payload launched in June 2021 on an Orbit Fab on-orbit refueling spacecraft and is currently in operation.
Scout deployed its first SSA payload, Scout-Vision, to orbit in July 2021 onboard Tanker-001 Tenzing, Orbit Fab’s satellite refueling demo spacecraft.
SCOUT's navigation capabilities are being adopted by Orbit Fab and Momentus, with considerations from additional commercial and Defense users.
Under the agreement, Orbit Fab’s GEO fuel shuttle will resupply Astroscale’s fleet of LEXI Servicers with up to 1,000 kg of xenon propellant.
Orbit Fab’s first two fuel shuttles will be commissioned in LEO in 2023.
Orbit Fab and Astroscale U.S. Inc. have signed a commercial agreement to refuel Astroscale’s Life Extension In-Orbit (LEXI) Servicer in geostationary orbit (GEO).
Orbit Fab expects to deploy dozens of fuel tankers and shuttles in the next 5 to 10 years positioned in proximity to customer satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO), GEO, and cislunar space.
Bidders for Tetra-5 must install refueling ports in the satellites and may use interfaces developed by Orbit Fab or by Northrop Grumman.
Orbit Fab won a $12,000,000 deal to ensure its fueling interface works with U.S. military satellites.
The $12,000,000 funding for Orbit Fab’s contract includes $6,000,000 from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force and $6,000,000 from Orbit Fab’s private investors.
Orbit Fab is working with commercial and government customers to equip their satellites with RAFTI ports so the satellites can be refueled and continue operating.