Who founded Orbionspace?

Orbionspace was founded by Lyon (Brad) King, Jason D. Sommerville.

Who are Orbionspace's investors?

Orbionspace's investors include Beringea, ID Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Invest Michigan, Material Impact, Michigan Rise, Wakestream Ventures.

Orbionspace

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Tige Savageunlockedknows Jorge Ramos · together at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (overlapped)

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Orbion Space Technology builds Hall-effect electric propulsion systems for small-satellite constellations, providing integrated thrusters, power processing units, and propellant management for in-space maneuvers. Its AS9100D-certified hardware supports functions like collision avoidance, drag compensation, and orbit transfer for satellite operators.

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Founders & leadership

Lyon (Brad) KinginCEO

Jason D. SommervilleinCTO

Rob WasheleskiinCDO

Jorge Ramos inCFOJorge Ramos is Chief Financial Officer at Orbion Space Technology, which manufactures Hall-effect electric propulsion systems for small-satellite operations. He brings prior finance and general management experience across automotive, medical devices, and office furniture, including expertise in financial planning, M&A, capital raising, and ERP systems implementation.

Larry BatesVP, Manufacturing

Investors · 7

BeringeaLondon · $3M – $10M

ID VenturesDetroit · $50K – $250K

Inventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M

Invest MichiganNorthville · $100K – $250K

Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M

Michigan RiseEast Lansing · $50K – $150K

Wakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K

Competitors · 3

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Capella Space42 shared keywordsCapella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution. It offers an automated end-to-end tasking and data delivery platform serving defense and intelligence, maritime, disaster response, and infrastructure monitoring customers.

Esa22 shared keywordsThe European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's intergovernmental organization for space, carrying out missions and research across space science, technology, and applications. It supports the competitiveness of the European space industry through procurement, commercial opportunities, and collaboration with its Member States.

Loft Orbital21 shared keywordsLoft Orbital operates space infrastructure, providing satellites equipped with sensing resources, onboard edge compute, and connectivity that let customers run missions without deploying their own hardware. It serves commercial and government customers, including national security stakeholders, through virtual missions on its satellite constellation.

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Non-dilutive funding · 3 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase II	2021	$749.6K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase I	2020	$50K
NASA	Phase I	2019	$124.8K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does Orbionspace do?: Orbion Space Technology builds Hall-effect electric propulsion systems for small-satellite constellations, providing integrated thrusters, power processing units, and propellant management for in-space maneuvers. Its AS9100D-certified hardware supports functions like collision avoidance, drag compensation, and orbit transfer for satellite operators.
Who founded Orbionspace?: Orbionspace was founded by Lyon (Brad) King, Jason D. Sommerville.
Who are Orbionspace's investors?: Orbionspace's investors include Beringea, ID Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Invest Michigan, Material Impact, Michigan Rise, Wakestream Ventures.