What OrbitBeyond does

OrbitBeyond, Inc. is a US-based (Edison, NJ / New York) lunar transportation, infrastructure, and exploration services company founded in 2018. Its core offering is an Extensible Lunar Vehicle Platform, a lander-based architecture designed to deliver up to 500 kg of payload to south-polar lunar sites, with precision landing, fast commissioning, and an orbital mapping/relay segment. The platform underpins two scheduled missions — Lunar Mission OB1 targeting a 2029/2030 launch window and Lunar Mission OB2, a 2031 sample-return mission — as well as a planned Lunar Edge Compute joint venture slated for 2029.

Beyond transportation, OrbitBeyond is positioning itself as a lunar infrastructure provider via a suite of "as-a-service" offerings: Power-as-a-Service (including ~14-day lunar night survival with ~150W for survival loads and ~50W continuous to payloads), Data-as-a-Service (edge processing, storage, prioritized store-and-forward), 4G/LTE surface networking, and Mobility-as-a-Service (meters traversed). A Lunar Exploration & Prospecting offering targets permanently shadowed regions, collecting illumination/thermal, dust/plume, RF, radiation, regolith mechanics, and mineral/helium-prospective datasets. These services are described as being qualified on pathfinder missions and designed to scale across campaigns.

The business model is enterprise field sales targeting government space agencies (NASA explicitly referenced) and commercial/research customers, with quote-based pricing for missions and an outcome-based recurring revenue model emerging for surface services. The company is pursuing a public listing, having acquired a controlling stake in Mayex USA, Inc. in June 2024 as a public vehicle. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees, the firm is privately held, and no funding rounds or revenue figures are disclosed. A core technology partnership with Tec Masters underpins the night-survival capability.

Name

OrbitBeyond

Legal name

OrbitBeyond, Inc.

Website

https://orbitbeyond.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OrbitBeyond is a US-based lunar transportation and infrastructure services company building an Extensible Lunar Vehicle Platform to deliver payloads and provide on-surface services (power, data, 4G/LTE networking, mobility) for government space agencies and commercial lunar customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lunar Transportation Services

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Lunar transportation services
• Lunar payload delivery
• Space infrastructure services
• Lunar lander systems
• Lunar surface services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lunar Infrastructure Services: OrbitBeyond plans to offer Power-as-a-Service, Data-as-a-Service (edge processing, storage, prioritized store-and-forward), 4G/LTE surface networking, and Mobility-as-a-Service so customers buy outcomes (power, data, meters traversed) rather than bespoke infrastructure. These services are being qualified on pathfinder missions and designed to scale across campaigns and customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OrbitBeyond provides end-to-end lunar transportation and surface infrastructure services built on an Extensible Lunar Vehicle Platform. The company delivers payloads to south-polar lunar sites and operates on-surface services including Power-as-a-Service, Data-as-a-Service, 4G/LTE networking, and Mobility-as-a-Service, enabling customers to buy outcomes (power, data, meters traversed) rather than build bespoke lunar infrastructure.

Product overview

ORBITBeyond is building the transport and infrastructure to turn lunar landings into sustained presence. The company's offerings are based on an Extensible Lunar Vehicle Platform, which serves as the foundation for lunar transportation and infrastructure services. The core portfolio includes Lunar Mission OB1 (2029/2030 south-polar delivery of up to 500 kg) and Lunar Mission OB2 (2031 sample-return), along with on-surface infrastructure services (Power-as-a-Service, Data-as-a-Service, 4G/LTE Networking, Mobility-as-a-Service), Lunar Exploration & Prospecting, and the Lunar Edge Compute joint venture. The company provides end-to-end mission design, payload AI&T, launch integration, and surface operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunar Mission OB1 Lunar transportation mission delivering up to 300 kg (capacity up to 500 kg) to south-polar sites in the 2029/2030 window, featuring precision landing, fast commissioning, and an orbital segment for mapping and relay, for government space agencies and commercial payload customers.
• Lunar Mission OB2 Sample-return mission planned for 2031, representing the next phase of lunar transportation and exploration capabilities for scientific and commercial customers.
• Lunar Edge Compute Joint venture initiative for lunar edge computing capabilities, planned for 2029, to support on-surface data processing and storage.
• Power-as-a-Service On-surface power provision service including lunar night survival capabilities, sustaining ~150W for survival loads and providing ~50W continuous to payloads through the ~14-day lunar darkness period.
• Data-as-a-Service Edge processing, storage, and prioritized store-and-forward data services for lunar surface operations, allowing customers to buy data outcomes rather than build bespoke infrastructure.
• 4G/LTE Networking 4G/LTE surface networking service enabling connectivity on the lunar surface for payload operators and assets.
• Mobility-as-a-Service Lunar surface mobility services enabling customers to purchase outcomes measured in meters traversed rather than build bespoke mobility infrastructure.
• Lunar Exploration & Prospecting South-pole campaigns targeting terrain near permanently shadowed regions, collecting illumination/thermal, dust/plume, RF, radiation, regolith mechanics, and mineral maps, including helium-prospective area assessment for resource prospecting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deliver up to 500 kg to lunar surface
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tec MasterscoreTechnology or IntegrationTec Masters is a technology partner enabling OrbitBeyond's lunar night survival capabilities. The partnership allows OrbitBeyond's lander to sustain operations through the ~14-day lunar darkness period, providing ~150W for survival loads and ~50W continuous to payloads, turning short sorties into persistent observatories.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Intuitive Machines: Public NASA CLPS provider that builds and operates lunar landers (Nova-C/Odysseus) and delivers payloads to the lunar surface. Most direct comparable to OrbitBeyond's OB1/OB2 model, with the advantage of already having soft-landed on the Moon.
• Astrobotic Technology: Pittsburgh-based CLPS provider developing the Peregrine and Griffin lunar landers for NASA and commercial customers. Direct competitor for CLPS task orders and commercial payload delivery to the Moon.
• Firefly Aerospace: Develops the Blue Ghost lunar lander under NASA's CLPS program and provides lunar payload delivery services. Closely comparable in mission profile, customer base (NASA), and mid-sized private competitor positioning.
• ispace: Japan-headquartered lunar lander company (Hakuto-R missions) pursuing both NASA and commercial payload delivery. Comparable business model focused on commercial lunar transportation and surface payload services.

Broad incumbents

• SpaceX: Selected by NASA for the Human Landing System (Starship HLS) for Artemis. Far larger and broader in scope, but directly competes for the same lunar surface access and infrastructure opportunity.
• Blue Origin: Developing the Blue Moon lander, also under NASA HLS. A well-capitalized incumbent with overlapping lunar payload delivery ambitions, though anchored in a much broader launch and space services portfolio.
• Northrop Grumman: Major aerospace prime with cislunar and lunar logistics concepts (including through Cygnus-derived and Lander programs). Serves the same NASA buyer with broader defense and space systems.
• Lockheed Martin: Large aerospace prime with mature space and lunar-related capabilities, including work on lunar logistics, surface systems, and Orion. Overlaps with OrbitBeyond in serving NASA lunar demand.

Emerging players

• Moon Express: Early-stage U.S. lunar transportation company pursuing small commercial landers and cislunar services. Less mature than OrbitBeyond but addresses the same emerging lunar access market.

Others

• Rocket Lab: Small and medium-lift launch provider (Electron, Neutron) that supports cislunar payload deployment. Adjacent ecosystem participant that could serve as a launch partner for OrbitBeyond's missions rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/orbitbeyond
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrbitBeyond
• Instagraminstagram.com/orbitbeyond

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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