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Loft Orbital

US
commercialFounded 2017
San Francisco, California, United States
www.loftorbital.com
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Loft Orbital is executing several YAM missions scheduled to launch throughout the next 24 months.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2021UPDATE: LeoStella Delivers Their First LoftOrbital Satellite

The YAM-3 satellite is part of a broader contract for LeoStella to build and integrate satellite buses for several upcoming Loft Orbital missions.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductJun 24, 2021UPDATE: LeoStella Delivers Their First LoftOrbital Satellite

Loft Orbital is a San Francisco-based startup that buys satellite buses and leases space onboard the buses to customers who do not want to fly their own satellites.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductJun 22, 2021Space Development Agency to launch five satellites aboard SpaceX rideshare

SDA’s fifth payload is hosted on a commercial satellite built by Loft Orbital called YAM-3.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2021Space Development Agency to launch five satellites aboard SpaceX rideshare

Hydrosat is flying a multi-spectral and thermal infrared mission with Loft Orbital on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2022.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductJun 18, 2021Hydrosat raises $5M to take on climate change from Space

Hydrosat’s inaugural mission, VanZyl-1, is scheduled to be mounted on a Loft Orbital satellite and launched in early 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductJun 17, 2021Hydrosat raises $5 million in seed funding round

Loft Orbital won a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contract from the U.S. Space Force on 2021-05-05 to support development of an edge computer that can analyze data in space.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital wins Space Force contract for edge computing in space

Under the SBIR Phase II contract, Loft Orbital will develop a next-generation onboard processor to support customer and third-party massless payloads onboard spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital Contracted By AFWERX and USSF / SMC For NextGen Onboard Processor

Loft Orbital will receive $750,000 in government funding and $750,000 in matching private funds for a total of $1,500,000 to finance development of the edge computer processor.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital wins Space Force contract for edge computing in space

Loft Orbital is a San Francisco-based startup that buys satellite buses to host customer-provided payloads for a fee.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital wins Space Force contract for edge computing in space

Loft Orbital plans to offer edge computing aboard its satellites as part of its commercial service.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital wins Space Force contract for edge computing in space

Loft Orbital was previously awarded an AFWERX SBIR Phase I contract.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital Contracted By AFWERX and USSF / SMC For NextGen Onboard Processor

Loft Orbital has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract by AFWERX sponsored by the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Portfolio Architect office.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductMay 5, 2021Loft Orbital Contracted By AFWERX and USSF / SMC For NextGen Onboard Processor

LeoStella produces satellites for customers including Cloud Constellation, Loft Orbital, and NorthStar.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductApr 5, 2021LeoStella sees opportunity to work with SDA

LeoStella is producing satellites for customers including Cloud Constellation, Loft Orbital, and NorthStar.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductApr 2, 2021Satellite manufacturer LeoStella eyeing opportunities in U.S. defense market

Dragonfly Aerospace delivered a customised Gecko electro-optical imager to Loft Orbital to fly on the YAM-3 satellite due to launch in 2021-04-01.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2021Dragonfly to deliver an imager for Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital has quarterly missions planned to start in 2022.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2021Dragonfly to deliver an imager for Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital has two missions planned for 2021.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralMar 31, 2021Dragonfly to deliver an imager for Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital has two missions planned for 2021 and plans to conduct quarterly missions starting in 2022.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMar 30, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s Gecko Imager Delivered To Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 satellite carrying the Gecko imager is due to launch in Q2 of 2021.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipMar 30, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s Gecko Imager Delivered To Loft Orbital
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