Name

Launchspace

Legal name

Launchspace Technologies Corporation

Website

https://launchspacetechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Domain Awareness and Orbital Debris Management

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Space Logistics & In-Orbit Servicing (Refueling, Tug, Debris Removal) (IMABACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD), Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• Orbital debris removal
• Space domain awareness
• Space traffic management
• Space-based sensor constellation
• Aerospace engineering consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from sensor constellation providing precision tracking data for space domain awareness to civil and national security customers
2. Orbital Debris Detection and Removal Subscriptions: Subscription-based recurring revenue from debris tracking and removal services for commercial satellite operators and government agencies
3. Space Traffic Management (STM) Services: Ongoing subscription revenue for space traffic management data and services as the number of satellites in orbit continues to grow exponentially
4. Contract Engineering Services: Project-based engineering consulting for launch vehicles, spacecraft, space systems with expertise spanning concept development through fabrication and testing
5. Proposal Writing and Capture Services: Capture planning, competitive assessment, proposal development and red-teaming services for aerospace companies competing for major contracts
6. Patent Licensing: Revenue from patented technologies critical to ensuring safe access to space and protection for vital space assets

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Launchspace Technologies Corporation develops and plans to deploy a patented dual-constellation space infrastructure platform: a 24-26 spacecraft Low Earth Orbit and Cislunar sensor constellation providing space domain awareness and orbital debris tracking data, and up to 100 Debris Impact Pads (DIPs) for passive remediation of small orbital debris. The company sells recurring subscription access to this tracking data and also provides complementary aerospace engineering, proposal writing, and capture management services to government agencies and aerospace primes.

Product overview

Launchspace Technologies Corporation offers a dual-pronged space infrastructure platform combining proprietary sensor technology with specialized consulting services. The core technology platform includes: (1) a Sensor Spacecraft Constellation (24-26 spacecraft in LEO) providing Space Domain Awareness for tracking debris and satellites in LEO, GEO, and cislunar space; and (2) a Debris Impact Pads (DIPs) Constellation (up to 100 spacecraft) for passive orbital debris remediation. The company also provides complementary consulting services including Contract Engineering, Proposal Writing/Capture Management, Launch Vehicle Planning, and Spacecraft Engineering Consulting. All core technology is protected by issued patents with revenue generated through subscription-based recurring models for national security, civil, and commercial customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orbital Debris Solutions Comprehensive orbital debris management offering that combines a space-based sensor constellation for tracking debris down to CubeSat size with Debris Impact Pads (DIPs) for passive collection of small debris, addressing Category 1 (sub-1mm), Category 2 (1mm-2cm untrackable) and Category 3 (trackable large debris) populations; sold to national security, civil and commercial satellite operators.
• Space Domain Awareness (SDA) / Space Situational Awareness Space-based sensor constellation delivering full 4π steradian coverage for LEO, GEO and cislunar space; tracks resident space objects down to CubeSat size, resolves solar blindness, and monitors GEO crossing and cislunar objects; sold as a subscription data service to the Space Force, intelligence community, NASA and commercial satellite operators.
• Debris Impact Pads (DIPs) Constellation Planned constellation of up to 100 orbital debris remediation spacecraft using replaceable mesh Debris Impact Pads that passively collect small debris as the spacecraft crosses the equator twice per orbit, designed to avoid creating additional smaller fragments; targets national security and commercial debris remediation customers.
• Contract Engineering Services Project-based engineering staffing and leadership for aerospace projects covering all lifecycle phases from concept development through fabrication and testing; provides expertise in launch vehicles, spacecraft and space systems programs to government agencies and aerospace primes.
• Proposal Writing and Capture Management Capture planning, competitive assessment, proposal development and red-teaming services that help aerospace companies win major government and commercial contracts valued from millions to billions of dollars; delivered to primes such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Space Systems/Loral, Ball Aerospace and GE.
• Launch Vehicle Planning and Selection Launch vehicle design, engineering, selection and contracting services with expertise in LEO, MEO, GTO and GEO insertions; includes due diligence, post-flight reviews, new vehicle assessments and feasibility studies for satellite operators and missions.
• Spacecraft Engineering Consulting Spacecraft design, development, and systems engineering services covering LEO, MEO, GEO and planetary spacecraft including design, fabrication, integration and testing (I&T) support for space-bound payloads and buses; serves government agencies and aerospace primes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save US Government billions of dollars through combined NSS, civil and commercial customer base
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AirbuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2021Airbus partnership for testing Launchspace's Orbital Debris Collection and Spacecraft Shielding payload on the International Space Station Bartolomeo external platform. The 12-month test is scheduled to begin in 2022 to gather data on debris impact force and orbital location.
• U.S. Air ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted a study funded by the U.S. Air Force to develop and validate Launchspace's orbital debris detection and removal approach.
• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASA Space Act Agreement supporting Launchspace's plan to test orbital debris technology on the International Space Station.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a major defense and space prime with active in-space servicing and debris-removal programs (Mission Extension Vehicle) and broad Space Domain Awareness capabilities for national security customers. It overlaps Launchspace's debris remediation and SDA theses as a diversified incumbent.
• Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is a Tier-1 defense prime that builds spacecraft, missile-warning satellites and operates space domain awareness capabilities for the U.S. government. It is both a Launchspace customer (proposal/capture support) and a broad incumbent that could integrate or compete with Launchspace's SDA architecture at scale.

Emerging players

• LeoLabs (alt: True Anomaly): True Anomaly is developing space domain awareness hardware and software, including satellite-on-satellite inspection capabilities, for national-security space customers. It is an emerging player directly addressing the same Space Force SDA procurement budgets that Launchspace targets.
• Privateer: Privateer is developing space situational awareness and orbital data products, building a space-trash data platform for the commercial and scientific market. It is an emerging competitor to Launchspace's SDA and STM data subscription offerings.
• ClearSpace: ClearSpace (spun out of EPFL) is developing active debris-removal services, including a contracted mission with ESA to remove a Vespa upper stage. It is an emerging competitor focused narrowly on active capture-and-removal, overlapping with Launchspace's DIP-removal thesis.
• Kayhan Space: Kayhan Space provides space traffic management and conjunction-screening software for satellite operators and government agencies. It is an emerging player in the same STM subscription market that Launchspace identifies as a recurring revenue stream.

Direct peers

• Astroscale: Astroscale is a commercial orbital debris removal and satellite servicing company that has conducted multiple in-orbit debris-removal demonstrations (ELSA-d, ADRAS-J). It is the most directly comparable competitor to Launchspace's Debris Impact Pad remediation constellation, addressing the same Category 1-3 debris populations for government and commercial operators.
• ExoAnalytic Solutions: ExoAnalytic Solutions operates a global optical Space Domain Awareness network for tracking objects in GEO and deep space, supplying tracking data to DoD, intelligence and commercial customers. It competes directly with Launchspace's GEO/cislunar sensor-constellation positioning.
• Slingshot Aerospace: Slingshot Aerospace provides space situational awareness, space traffic management and space domain awareness data products for defense, intelligence and commercial operators. It directly competes with Launchspace's SDA subscription offering and shares the same go-to-market focus on the Space Force and intelligence community.
• LeoLabs: LeoLabs is the leading commercial provider of Space Domain Awareness and orbital debris tracking data, operating a global ground-based radar network for LEO object detection. It is a direct competitor to Launchspace's planned space-based SDA subscription service, targeting the same civil, national-security and commercial satellite-operator customers with persistent tracking data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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