Loft Orbital

?? Today marked an exciting milestone for Loft! We hosted customers, partners, investors, local stakeholders and our team to celebrate the official opening of our Integration & Test Center in beautiful Golden, Colorado. Our I&T Center is a dedicated satellite fulfillment center, where Loft delivers satellites at scale to the space industry. ?? Our 13,000 square foot facility features ISO-8 cleanrooms and space for inventory, assembly and rework, satellite storage, satellite production, environmental testing, and research and development. Once the satellites leave this building, they’re on their way to space. This is an important part of how we make space simple. If you missed the event, check out our walk-through of the facility featuring our Head of Operations, Geoff Rabinowitz and I&T team!

Big Announcement! ?? We're teaming up with Marlan Holding to form Orbitworks, the Middle East’s first private space infrastructure company! Orbitworks is a joint venture between Loft and Marlan Space focused on producing satellite constellations. With initial?funding?of over $100M, Orbitworks will leverage Loft's expertise in satellite integration, test, and operations. Together, Loft and Marlan Space will build out a satellite integration and test center in Abu Dhabi capable of producing smallsats up to 500kg. We’re excited for?Orbitworks?to?partner with companies across the UAE's booming space sector to fly missions for customers in the UAE, the broader Gulf region, and all over the world. Read more in TechCrunch with Aria Alamalhodaei: https://lnkd.in/gy--i9wD

? We've made contact with YAM-7! Stay tuned to Hydrosat's page for mission updates. ? YAM-7 carries the names of every team member at Loft and represents the work that has gone into building our space infrastructure. ??

??Go for launch! YAM-7 is launching on Transporter-11! ?? Hydrosat's Van Zyl-1 will fly a thermal infrared imager that provides insights into agricultural water management, monitor droughts, and support food security initiatives, playing a vital role in both commercial and civil government initiatives. ? YAM-7 will also serve as another virtual mission-enabled satellite node in our space infrastructure. By abstracting away the hardware, and providing access to Sensing, Connectivity and Compute Resources, we support the development and deployment of AI applications in space. Here’s to our incredible team for all of the hard work they do to make space simple. Follow the mission: ? Watch the SpaceX livestream. Launch is scheduled NET 18:20 UTC: https://lnkd.in/dGYAEmV2 ? Learn more about Hydrosat’s VanZyl-1 mission: https://lnkd.in/ggp7UW7M ? Learn more about virtual missions: https://lnkd.in/gR2xY3eE

Little Place Labs is teaming up with Loft Orbital to revolutionize real-time data processing in space. ??? Under a US Air Force Phase 2 Small Business Technology Transfer?(STTR) initiative, Little Place Labs will deploy its cutting-edge analytics software to Loft’s YAM-6 satellite. This collaboration aims to enhance maritime domain awareness by leveraging Loft’s low-latency space infrastructure and Little Place Labs’ AI-powered edge computing. Together, we’re paving the way for rapid-response capabilities in space. ? Read more: https://bit.ly/46GDXFI

Going to Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) next week? ?? Stop by our booth (#189) in the Field House. ? Catch a demo of how to develop and deploy a virtual payload to a real satellite at our side meeting! Monday, August 5th from 11-12:30pm MT in GEOL 105. ?? Want to deploy your mission? Set up a meeting with us at [email protected]. ?? Mark your calendar for our happy hour on Tuesday, August 6th. Details in the comments!

Located between San Francisco, in the heart of Silicon Valley, and Toulouse, the European Space capital, Loft has always taken pride in its international DNA. Since our early days, Bpifrance has been a tremendous supporter of our development, providing crucial backing and guidance. Now, more than ever, BPIfrance is a strategic partner in our journey. It was an honor to welcome Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of BPIfrance, to our San Francisco office and introduce him to our team. His visit underscores the strong bond and shared vision between Loft and BPIfrance. Thank you, BPIfrance, for your unwavering support. Together, we are reaching new heights!

?? Mark your calendars! We're hosting the next Bay Area Women in Space and Aerospace (BAWISA) Happy Hour at?Loft on Wednesday, July 31! This event will feature some of the members of this year's?Brooke Owens Fellowship?class (or Brookies, as they are known) who are interning locally. ? Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBQedRQn Questions? Reach out to Jeanette Quinlan ?

We are so excited to support the team at Children of the Mekong/ Enfants du Mekong. Learn more about our work together in the post.

Helsing, the leading new defense company in Europe, today announced that it has successfully deployed advanced AI capabilities on YAM-6, a satellite node part of Loft Orbital's space infrastructure. The extended tests focus on real-time onboard radio frequency signal detection and their characterisation, enabling upcoming military grade Signal Intelligence and Cognitive Anti-Jamming applications. Read more about how we support AI in space: https://lnkd.in/dxxxcDcD