Orbital Composites
Founded 2015 · 11 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
Orbital Composites develops composite materials and structures for aerospace applications, including the STARFIGHTER X modular drone platform designed for efficient flight across various regimes and speeds.
Investors · 2
Competitors · 8
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Loft Orbital26 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.
Orbital25 shared keywordsOrbital builds commercial AI compute infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit, deploying satellite-hosted GPU payloads with high-bandwidth ground links for AI inference. The company positions space-based data centers as a way to bypass terrestrial power grid constraints.
Terran Orbital18 shared keywordsTerran Orbital manufactures satellite platforms and spacecraft, offering flight-proven vehicles with interchangeable, configurable components for government and commercial partners. It supports missions in defense, Earth observation, and deep space exploration.
Orbital Operations16 shared keywordsOrbital Ops develops propulsion systems and related aerospace hardware for airborne vehicles. The company draws on deep expertise in turbomachinery and propulsion integration.
Orb Aerospace16 shared keywords
Capella Space12 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.
Applied Composites12 shared keywordsApplied Composites manufactures engineered primary and secondary composite structures and tooling for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. As a vertically integrated supplier, it provides engine composite products for commercial and military aviation platforms.
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Non-dilutive funding · 7 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.7M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.2M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2023 | $1.2M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2023 | $75K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase IISTTR | 2022 | $749.8K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2022 | $250K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase ISTTR | 2021 | $147.1K |
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.
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- What does Orbital Composites do?
- Orbital Composites develops composite materials and structures for aerospace applications, including the STARFIGHTER X modular drone platform designed for efficient flight across various regimes and speeds.
- Who are Orbital Composites's investors?
- Orbital Composites's investors include Actuate Ventures, Seraphim Space.