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Loft Orbital

US
commercialFounded 2017
San Francisco, California, United States
www.loftorbital.com
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The DESIR agreement is the first time Loft Orbital will act as prime contractor for the French government.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2026Loft Orbital Wins €50M Contract to Build French SAR Sat

The spacecraft will be built on Loft Orbital’s standard Longbow bus designed for rapid payload integration and on-orbit software updates.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductJan 21, 2026France Commissions Loft Orbital to Develop First Sovereign SAR Satellite

France selected Loft Orbital to develop the nation’s first sovereign Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite under a contract announced on January 21, 2026.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductJan 21, 2026France Commissions Loft Orbital to Develop First Sovereign SAR Satellite

Loft Orbital assembled a consortium of French companies to complete the SAR demonstration contract.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductJan 21, 2026Loft Orbital Wins €50M Contract to Build French SAR Sat

The Canadian Space Agency QEYSSat payload is on the Loft Orbital YAM 4 satellite currently manifested for a Q4 launch on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductJan 20, 2026Record number of Canadian payloads set for launch in 2026 (Updated)

The PUNCH observatory has tracked large coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that loft solar particles across the sky and pass over Earth.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralDec 22, 2025PUNCH mission delivers sweeping new view of solar activity

The Dragonette-004 and Dragonette-005 satellites have hyperspectral sensors on the YAM-8 and YAM-9 satellites built by Loft Orbital.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipDec 15, 202512 satellites launched in 2025 with Canadian payloads

Helsing validated its space-based AI by testing real-time RF signal detection on a Loft Orbital satellite in August 2024.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductDec 13, 2025Kongsberg, Helsing Target 2029 for Sovereign European IST Constellation

Loft's partnership with Star Catcher allows it to focus on mission performance rather than power limitations.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2025Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellites

Loft's satellites leverage off-the-shelf bus inventory for rapid deployment, enabling launches in months rather than years.

Mentioned as: LoftTechnical ProductDec 9, 2025Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellites

Loft has flown more than 25 missions and established Orbitworks, a Middle East joint venture, to expand global reach and infrastructure capabilities for commercial, government, and research customers.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2025Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellites

Loft can support new high-demand payloads in fields such as real-time Earth observation, direct-to-cell communications, and secure national defense operations.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2025Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellites

Loft provides a turnkey deployment for various customer payloads onboard high-power satellites.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2025Power grid agreement to supply energy for Loft Orbital satellites

The YAM-9 satellite is located at Loft Orbital’s AI&T facility in Golden, Colorado.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductNov 28, 2025SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches with 3 Canadian payloads

Wyvern's latest payload, Dragonette-005, is a hyperspectral camera on the YAM-9 satellite built by Loft Orbital.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipNov 28, 2025SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches with 3 Canadian payloads

Wyvern launched Dragonette-004 in March on the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission, and it is on Loft Orbital’s YAM-8 satellite.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralNov 28, 2025SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission launches with 3 Canadian payloads

Loft Orbital has reached a Power Purchase Agreement with Star Catcher.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralNov 20, 2025Power Purchase Agreement Reached by Star Catcher, Loft Orbital

The power purchase will augment the power generation capabilities of Loft Orbital's growing constellation of mission-agnostic satellite platforms.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductNov 20, 2025Power Purchase Agreement Reached by Star Catcher, Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital provides solutions to deploy customer payloads in low Earth orbit and requires flexible and abundant power supply for diverse payloads.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralNov 19, 202511/19宇宙ニュース・IST、ロケット「ZERO」初号機の顧客に日米の3衛星が追加 ほか3件

Loft's co-founder and COO Alex Greenberg stated that power supply in space will enhance the operational time of customer payloads and processors, optimizing spacecraft performance.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralNov 19, 202511/19宇宙ニュース・IST、ロケット「ZERO」初号機の顧客に日米の3衛星が追加 ほか3件
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