Australian private company developing and operating Optimus orbital servicing vehicles for hosted payloads, orbital transport, proximity operations, satellite inspection, servicing, and space-security missions.
Australian private company developing and operating Optimus orbital servicing vehicles for hosted payloads, orbital transport, proximity operations, satellite inspection, servicing, and space-security missions.
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SpaceX provided launch services for Space Machines Company's Optimus orbital transfer vehicle aboard a Falcon 9 rideshare mission in April 2023 (launched successfully in early 2024).
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Siemens— customer · supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Siemens supplies Simcenter thermo-mechanical simulation tools (via Xcelerator) to Space Machines Company for design and build of the Optimus Orbital Servicing Vehicle (announced 2023).
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Siemens supplied its Xcelerator suite of software and digital tools to support Space Machines Company's spacecraft design, manufacturing, and development processes (announced 2023).
Gilmour Space Technologies secured Space Machines Company as a launch customer for its Eris rocket maiden flight, with an agreement signed in 2020/2021 for Optimus-1 deployment (originally targeted for 2022).
NSIL signed a Dedicated Launch Service Agreement with Space Machines Company on 26 June 2024 for the launch of the second Optimus spacecraft (450 kg) aboard SSLV in 2026, as part of Space MAITRI mission.
OrbitAID Aerospace supplies ground fueling services and one unit of its docking and refueling port (SIDRP) to Space Machines Company for the MAITRI mission, a state-backed India-Australia collaboration; the port is the first sold by OrbitAID, with work starting around late 2025 and delivery ahead of the targeted late-2026 SSLV launch.
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Space Machines Company customers & supported companies
Space Machines Company provides hosted payload capability and last-mile cargo transport services to Fleet Space Technologies via an Optimus capability demonstration (announced 2021).
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Spiral Blue— customer · program partner2 connectionsTell me more
Space Machines Company hosts Spiral Blue's onboard computing payload for space imagery processing on its first Optimus demonstration platform (announced 2021).
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Space Machines Company is a partner with Spiral Blue (as lead) in the $3M AUD CRC-P grant project (announced September 2025) for an in-orbit demonstration of an AI-enabled LiDAR multisensor system.
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Space Machines Company program partners
Optus— program partner · strategic partner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Space Machines Company is a strategic partner with Optus to explore and develop sovereign Australian spacecraft manufacturing, on-orbit transportation, servicing, and space capabilities for civil and defence applications (partnership announced and active from 2022 onward).
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Space Machines Company partners with Optus (2022 agreement) to explore and develop sovereign Australian spacecraft manufacturing, on-orbit transportation, servicing, and space capabilities for civil and defence applications.
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Optus partners with Space Machines Company on sovereign spacecraft manufacturing, on-orbit transportation and servicing capabilities; as a program partner Optus both enables and will supply satellite/space networking capability to support SMC activities (partnership announced 2022 onward).
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AWS— program partner / supplier enabling GTMTell me more
Space Machines Company is identified as participating in an AWS‑backed Global Passport Program engagement via Think & Grow; AWS (Global Passport) is presented as an enabling cloud/business program partner that helped plan international expansion for SMC.
Spaceium partnered with Space Machines Company for the first-ever cryogenic refueling mission in space (planned for 2025), providing cryogenic storage and refueling capabilities demonstrated on Space Machines Company's Optimus platform.
Reaction Dynamics signed an MOU with Space Machines Company (announced ~2025) to explore collaborative opportunities combining Canadian responsive launch services with Australian in-orbit inspection and servicing capabilities.
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Government awards & missions
Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility— manufacturing-facility-userTell me more
Space Machines Company will conduct high-value satellite-manufacturing projects at the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility under the RAPID agreement. · RAPID agreement; Bradfield hyperscale satellite-production capability
The New South Wales Government release says SMC will commence manufacturing projects at the facility and describes planned production scale.
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Australian Space Agency— grant-funderTell me more
The Australian Space Agency awarded Space Machines Company an A$8.5 million grant supporting its role in the Space MAITRI demonstration mission. · International Space Investment India Projects program; Space MAITRI
The Agency's release states the grant amount, award timing, program, and Space MAITRI purpose.
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iLAuNCH Trailblazer— project-funderTell me more
The iLAuNCH Trailblazer program funded the project that produced Space Machines Company's bimetal Scintilla thruster for Optimus Viper. · Scintilla propulsion-system thruster development and manufacturing
CSIRO explicitly says the Optimus Viper thruster work was funded through iLAuNCH Trailblazer.
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CSIRO— additive-manufacturing-and-propulsion-development-collaboratorTell me more
Space Machines Company developed its bimetal Scintilla thruster with manufacturing performed at CSIRO's Lab22 facility for Optimus Viper. · Scintilla propulsion system / bimetal 3D-printed thruster for Optimus Viper
CSIRO states that SMC developed the thruster and that it was manufactured at CSIRO Lab22.
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Macquarie University— optical-payload-development-partnerTell me more
Space Machines Company is collaborating with Macquarie University's Australian Astronomical Optics unit to develop thermal-infrared camera systems and baffle designs for Optimus Viper. · Space MAITRI; Optimus Viper eclipse-capable optical system
SMC's mission release identifies the collaboration and the optical-system deliverables.
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University of Technology Sydney— manufacturing-facility-and-research-infrastructure-partnerTell me more
Space Machines Company and the University of Technology Sydney agreed to establish Optimus Factory OF-01 at UTS Tech Lab for spacecraft design, assembly, and testing. · Optimus Factory OF-01; production of Optimus Viper spacecraft
The Australian Space Agency describes a direct agreement between SMC and UTS to create the factory.
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