Loft completes payload integration and environmental testing of first EarthDaily satellite
YAM-8: Entering the Longbow Era
Loft’s next satellite program, YAM-8, is ready for its upcoming launch. While YAM-8 is indeed ‘Yet Another Mission’ for Loft, it also represents a new era of enhanced capabilities for Loft’s customers as we begin deploying another standardized satellite platform: the Longbow. As the very first Longbow headed to space, YAM-8 is hosting several unique […]
Announcing Loft’s $170M Series C
Reaching fleet scale in 2025 as we cross $500M of lifetime bookings In January 2017, we started Loft to make it simple for organizations to deploy and operate missions in space. Exactly 8 years later, we are thrilled to announce that the mission continues with our $170M Series C, led by Tikehau Capital with Axial […]
CatGPT: Our first step toward a global mesh network
At Loft, we design our space infrastructure to define, develop, and deploy missions in a simple, fast, and reliable manner. ‘Houston, we have a problem’ Over the past few years, we’ve launched and operated satellites at a speed previously unseen in the space industry. Since 2017, we’ve accelerated our integration and launch process from […]
Esper and Loft team up to pioneer resource monitoring with next-generation hyperspectral imagery
Today, Esper is excited to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Loft Orbital (Loft), a leader in space infrastructure, for the flight of the first Four Leaf Clover (FLC) hyperspectral sensors on upcoming Loft satellites. The FLC constellation will support critical monitoring applications worldwide. Unlocking new potential for hyperspectral imagery: The Four Leaf Clover constellation Under […]
Meet the team behind our new I&T center
Our Integration & Test (I&T) Center in Golden, Colorado is a dedicated satellite fulfillment center, where Loft delivers satellites at scale to the space industry. Our team supports every part of the process, from receiving, to inspection, to integrating, testing and shipping all in one facility. The satellites are then launched and operated by Loft. […]
Loft’s new Integration & Test Center
Loft hosted customers, partners, investors, local stakeholders and our team to the official ribbon cutting event and celebration of our new Integration & Test Center located in Golden, Colorado. This is a dedicated satellite fulfillment center, where Loft delivers satellites at scale to the space industry. It’s an honor to open our all-under-one-roof facility in […]
Loft & Marlan Space launch first satellite production company in Middle East
This post was originally published by businesswire.com Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space, a new space company affiliated with International Holding Company (IHC) has established a joint venture with Loft Orbital to form Orbitworks, the Middle East’s first private space infrastructure company. Orbitworks marks a significant milestone in the UAE’s rapidly growing space sector, becoming the first […]
Loft forms joint venture with UAE firm to scale satellite production in Middle East
Little Place Labs and Loft team up to compute real-time insights on the edge
This post was originally published by Little Place Labs on their blog. Today, Little Place Labs is announcing that we are teaming up with Loft Orbital (Loft) to push the boundaries of real-time data processing and insight delivery. We’ll pair Loft’s low-latency operations, using its space infrastructure, with our cutting-edge analytics to enhance maritime domain […]
