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Loft Orbital

US
commercialFounded 2017
San Francisco, California, United States
www.loftorbital.com
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By using common bus designs across its missions, Loft Orbital reduces technical and schedule risks for its customers.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductJan 6, 2022LeoStella LEO-100 Smallsat Buses Ordered By Loft Orbital Solutions

Loft Orbital plans to place a large order of satellite buses to build inventory and will seek to procure buses from multiple partners.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022Loft Orbital orders more LeoStella satellite buses

LeoStella, a joint venture between BlackSky and Thales Alenia Space, built the bus for Loft Orbital’s YAM-3 satellite that launched on the same June rideshare mission as YAM-2.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022Loft Orbital orders more LeoStella satellite buses

Loft Orbital ordered multiple LEO-100 buses from LeoStella in a 2022-01-06 announcement following a funding round in which Loft Orbital raised $140,000,000 led by BlackRock.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022Loft Orbital orders more LeoStella satellite buses

The LEO-100 satellite buses procured by Loft Orbital are based on LeoStella’s existing product line of ESPA-class buses.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022LeoStella LEO-100 Smallsat Buses Ordered By Loft Orbital Solutions

Loft Orbital used LeoStella’s LEO-100 satellite bus for its YAM-3 mission, which launched earlier 2022.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022LeoStella LEO-100 Smallsat Buses Ordered By Loft Orbital Solutions

Loft Orbital contracted LeoStella’s LEO-100 satellite bus for its YAM-5 mission, which is scheduled to launch in 2022.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022LeoStella LEO-100 Smallsat Buses Ordered By Loft Orbital Solutions

Loft Orbital has secured multiple satellite buses from LeoStella as part of an ongoing series of procurements.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022LeoStella LEO-100 Smallsat Buses Ordered By Loft Orbital Solutions

Loft Orbital is a San Francisco-based company building a small fleet of multipurpose satellites to carry payloads and provide services for customers that do not want to buy or fly their own satellites.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductJan 6, 2022Loft Orbital orders more LeoStella satellite buses

Loft Orbital operates satellite infrastructure and provides payload-hosting services that give customers operational control over hosted payloads.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNarrative GeneralJan 6, 2022LeoStella LEO-100 Smallsat Buses Ordered By Loft Orbital Solutions

LeoStella built the bus for Loft Orbital’s YAM-5 satellite, which plans to launch in the second quarter of 2022.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2022Loft Orbital orders more LeoStella satellite buses

Hydrosat’s first satellite mission, VanZyl-1, is fully funded, is under construction, and is scheduled to launch with Loft Orbital in 2022.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalTechnical ProductNov 16, 2021Hydrosat raises $10 million for thermal infrared imagery constellation

The full list of New Symphonie collaborators includes AEROSPACELAB, ANYWAVES, AVIO, CAILABS, DE-CIX, EXOLAUNCH, EXOTRAIL, FRESNEL ALLIANCE, GOMSPACE, GREENERWAVE, INTEGRASYS, KSAT, LOFT ORBITAL, QEST ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY, SATCONSULT, SECURE-IC, SENER, SITAEL, TESAT, and TRANSATEL.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalNoiseSep 26, 2021European Commission’s Connectivity Call To Be Led By UNSEEN LABS + Euroconsult

Spaceflight Inc. signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc. / Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductSep 26, 2021Spaceflight’s Long List Of New Launch Contracts Enrich Future Of Space Infrastructure

Spaceflight has signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc., Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalTechnical ProductSep 22, 2021Spaceflight’s new launch contracts growth of Space infra

Hydrosat expects to launch its first sensor aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2022-10-01 with Loft Orbital serving as the satellite bus provider and integration partner.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2021Impact Investment By SpaceFund Into Hydrosat

Loft Orbital launched the YAM-2 satellite on 2021-06-30 into a 525 km sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2021Fugro’s Satellite Positioning Services Arrives On-Orbit With Loft Orbital’s YAM-2 Smallsat

Loft Orbital launched its YAM-2 satellite on 30 June into a 525 km sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Mentioned as: Loft OrbitalOrg RelationshipJul 2, 2021A first for Fugro as SpaceStar satellite positioning service heads into space

LeoStella delivered its first satellite to Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.

Mentioned as: Loft Orbital Solutions Inc.Technical ProductJun 24, 2021UPDATE: LeoStella Delivers Their First LoftOrbital Satellite

LeoStella will produce multiple satellites on ESPA-class buses for Loft Orbital’s upcoming missions, including YAM-3 and YAM-5.

Mentioned as: loft orbitalNarrative PlanJun 24, 2021UPDATE: LeoStella Delivers Their First LoftOrbital Satellite
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