Loft Orbital

We are thrilled to announce that Loft has raised a $170M Series C round!? Loft has spent the past 8 years refining how we provide customer missions with a rapid and simple path to orbit. Today, commercial space has reached a tipping point of industry-wide adoption. With this capital, we are perfectly positioned to capitalize on this trend and continue our momentum. Thanks to Bloomberg for the excellent write up about Loft’s plans to reach fleet scale in 2025: https://lnkd.in/d4EhrQJu Our founders, Pierre-Damien and Alex, wrote a blog post reflecting on the journey to this point and what’s to come.?Read full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gUYM6jfx

A special thank you to our partners at ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications and Centre National d'études Spatiales (CNES) for supporting the development of Loft’s Longbow satellite platform through the ESA Pioneer Partnership Project. The successful deployment of Loft’s first Longbow satellite, YAM-8, is a testament to this program’s ability to facilitate in-orbit validation of new satellite concepts and de-risk missions in low Earth orbit. We’re thankful to be a part of this collaboration between ESA, CNES, and Airbus Defence and Space that is lowering the barrier to space and nurturing a growing and competitive European space ecosystem. Read more about the partnership here: https://lnkd.in/eUtFQ-vp

YAM-8 is talking! We have successfully made contact with the satellite and have begun sending commands and downlinking telemetry. All systems are nominal. We’ll continue commissioning YAM-8 over the next several weeks and begin commissioning customer payloads shortly thereafter – stay tuned for more updates soon! A huge thank you to Exolaunch and SpaceX for a flawless deployment. Our world-class launch partners continue to set our missions up for success. And lastly, congratulations to all of the Lofties who contributed to delivering for our customers and deploying another piece of Loft hardware into low Earth orbit.? #SpaceMadeSimple

Go YAM-8! More Loft hardware is headed to space. SpaceX’s Transporter-13 rideshare mission is targeting a launch date of March 14th: https://lnkd.in/gt8HJM6T Visit the link in our comments to read more about how YAM-8 is unlocking enhanced on-orbit capabilities while maintaining our plug-and-play approach to satellite integration and operations.

Loft Orbital and Loft Federal are headed to the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO on April 7th-10th! Stop by our booth (#624) to learn more about the upcoming deployment of our first Longbow satellite, YAM-8, or to connect with the team and hear how Loft can help simplify your next mission in LEO. Want to schedule ahead of time? Send a note to [email protected] to connect.

We dedicate this day, and all the others to come, to every woman at Loft and across the tech industry paving the way for future generations. We’re immensely proud of the many talented women at Loft and we continue to support an inclusive and empowering environment for all.

Our first Longbow satellite, YAM-8, is ready for launch! YAM-8 is carrying several customer and Loft-owned payloads to orbit that will leverage the Longbow’s increased SWaP and capability to execute multiple unique missions. The integration of Loft’s core technologies with another standardized satellite platform highlights our continued commitment to our principal of being bus and payload agnostic – using our hardware (Hub) and software (Cockpit) abstraction layers to offer our customers a range of LEO satellite platforms with minimal non-recurring engineering and reduced mission complexity. In our latest blog, YAM-8: Entering the Longbow Era, we explore how the Longbow platform and Loft’s technology are unlocking enhanced on-orbit capabilities, faster speed to orbit, and high-reliability LEO hardware. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gMB7fXRY We look forward to sharing more details about the customer missions onboard YAM-8 as we commission the satellite and begin delivering data to our customers.

We were honored to host Lt. Governor Primavera and her team on-site at the Loft Orbital I&T center last week. Thank you for your focus on growing and supporting the aerospace industry in CO. #makespacesimple

Today, Loft and Helsing are announcing a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy a multi-sensor satellite constellation to deliver real-time intelligence and situational awareness to European government, defence, and security stakeholders. This constellation will fly a suite of RF sensors and cameras, and support tactical decision-making by processing data onboard, using AI. We are thrilled to be partnered with Helsing on combining New Space with New Defence. With satellite buses already under production and launch slots secured, we will begin launching the constellation in 2026. https://lnkd.in/gTPQ4jXt

Our Software and Integration teams bridge cutting-edge technology with practical space applications. Spotlighting our team’s unique experiences exhibits the exciting opportunities Loft has to offer. From contributing to space missions to fostering career growth, there’s an array of groundbreaking possibilities awaiting future team members at Loft. Read the full feature here - https://lnkd.in/dnnacZtQ If you’re interested in joining our software and integration teams, or if you want to take a look at other open roles, visit our careers page - https://lnkd.in/gt6MFWTD