Quindar supplies mission operations and mission-management software to Starfish Space to support Starfish's in-space servicing and Otter servicing missions; Starfish has publicly stated Quindar is a mission-ops partner for its on-orbit servicing work.
Relationship research recordBuilds small servicing spacecraft for autonomous rendezvous, life extension, and disposal missions.
Suppliers, customers & partners
Suppliers & service providers to Starfish Space
Quindar— customer · customer / mission user · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
SpaceNews reports that Starfish tapped Quindar for mission-operations software to support complex satellite-servicing missions, confirming Quindar provides direct mission-ops services to Starfish.
Relationship research recordQuindar supplies secure automated mission control software and infrastructure; supports operations for Starfish’s first three Otter satellite servicing missions (February 2026 partnership agreement).
Relationship research recordGilmour Space Technologies— mission user / launch servicesTell me more
Gilmour Space is supporting Starfish Space's on-orbit docking mission by providing launch and/or mission support services for Starfish's demonstration (Gilmour named as supporting launch for Starfish mission).
Relationship research recordExotrail— customerTell me more
Exotrail supplies propulsion systems and/or mobility services to Starfish Space as one of its customers.
Relationship research recordAstro Digital— customerTell me more
Astro Digital manufactures and integrates Corvus-Micro (and Micro+) satellite buses for Starfish Space's Otter Pup 1 and Otter Pup 2 missions, including ongoing operational support (multiple missions, 2023-2025).
Relationship research recordSpaceX— launch servicesTell me more
SpaceX provided launch services via Falcon 9 rideshare missions (Transporter-8 in 2023 and Transporter-14 in 2025) for Starfish Space's Otter Pup demonstration spacecraft.
Relationship research recordStarfish Space customers & supported companies
Intelsat— customer · customer / mission user2 connectionsTell me more
Starfish Space is contracted to provide satellite life extension services to an Intelsat GEO satellite via an Otter spacecraft mission planned for 2026.
Relationship research recordStarfish Space reached a commercial agreement with Intelsat for a satellite-servicing mission in which Starfish’s Otter servicer will perform on-orbit servicing tasks for Intelsat spacecraft; the deal was announced by Starfish Space (press release available on Starfish site).
Relationship research recordU.S. Space Force— customer / contract awardTell me more
Starfish Space was awarded a dedicated Otter satellite-servicing vehicle contract under the Space Force APFIT program (Starfish announced a $54.5M award to provide a dedicated Otter servicing vehicle to the Space Force to support operational on-orbit servicing and resilience).
Relationship research recordNASA— customer / mission userTell me more
In addition to providing funding, NASA is a mission customer: NASA funded and selected a Starfish mission for debris inspection, making Starfish the service provider for a NASA-sponsored on-orbit debris inspection demonstration (reported Sept 2024).
Relationship research recordD-Orbit— mission userTell me more
Starfish Space provided rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking demonstration services to D-Orbit's ION spacecraft during the Otter Pup missions (completed rendezvous in 2024; docking attempts planned for Otter Pup 2).
Relationship research recordStarfish Space program partners
Impulse Space— program partnerTell me more
Impulse Space partners for autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) demonstration (Remora mission) using Mira on LEO Express-2 (2025).
Relationship research recordNASA— funding / program partnerTell me more
NASA provided funding to Starfish Space for a debris inspection mission; NASA’s award enabled Starfish to design and fly an on-orbit debris inspection demonstration (announcement and funding reported Sept 2024).
Relationship research recordGoogle— program partner2 connectionsTell me more
Starfish Space supplies orbital servicing vehicle technology (Otter) and related space infrastructure capabilities to Google Cloud under their February 2026 partnership for satellite cloud projects.
Relationship research recordGoogle supplies Google Cloud services and support for orbital servicing and satellite cloud initiatives under their February 2026 partnership on projects including the Otter vehicle.
Relationship research recordBenchmark Space Systems— strategic partnerTell me more
Benchmark Space Systems partnered with Starfish Space in 2021 to advance orbital docking and refueling capabilities, providing in-space mobility and propulsion solutions for Starfish's demonstration missions.
Relationship research recordD-Orbit— program partnerTell me more
D-Orbit collaborated with Starfish Space on the Otter Pup mission series (2023-2025), providing ION spacecraft as targets and coordinating maneuvers for rendezvous and proximity operations demonstrations.
Relationship research recordGovernment awards & missions
National Security Innovation Capital— development-contract-awardTell me more
National Security Innovation Capital awarded Starfish Space a contract to develop the Nautilus universal docking system. · Nautilus universal docking system
Starfish's official release says NSIC awarded a $3M contract to develop Nautilus.
award programAFWERX— tacfi-contract-awardTell me more
AFWERX awarded Starfish Space a TACFI contract to advance CEPHALOPOD guidance software. · CEPHALOPOD satellite guidance software development
Starfish's official press release says AFWERX awarded a $1.8M TACFI contract for CEPHALOPOD.
award programSpace Development Agency— deorbit-service-customerTell me more
The Space Development Agency awarded Starfish Space a contract for Deorbit-as-a-Service for the PWSA constellation. · Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture deorbit service
Starfish's official January 2026 release states SDA awarded the DaaS contract for satellites in the PWSA.
government agencySpace Systems Command— contracting-authorityTell me more
Space Systems Command awarded Starfish Space STRATFI and APFIT-funded contracts for Otter vehicles. · Otter augmented maneuver and dedicated servicing vehicle awards
Starfish's official releases name SSC as the awarder of both the $37.5M STRATFI contract and the $54.5M APFIT contract.
government agencyU.S. Space Force— mission-customer-and-contract-awarderTell me more
The U.S. Space Force has contracted Starfish Space for Otter servicing and augmented-maneuver missions. · STRATFI, APFIT, and Otter servicing missions
Starfish's official releases say it has Otter missions under contract with the U.S. Space Force and later received an APFIT-funded Otter award.
government agencyNASA— sbir-mission-contractTell me more
NASA awarded Starfish Space a Phase III SBIR contract for the SSPICY orbital debris inspection mission. · SSPICY mission
NASA's official article says the agency awarded Starfish Space a Phase III SBIR contract to complete SSPICY.
government agencyBooz Allen Ventures— strategic-investmentTell me more
Booz Allen Ventures made a strategic investment in Starfish Space in November 2024. · Satellite-servicing technology and orbital logistics acceleration
Booz Allen's official release states its venture arm made a strategic investment in Starfish Space.
investment organizationOverlap Holdings— new-investor-participationTell me more
Overlap Holdings invested in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement lists Overlap Holdings among the new investors in the round.
investment organizationGaingels— new-investor-participationTell me more
Gaingels invested in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement lists Gaingels among the new investors in the round.
investment organizationNomi Capital— new-investor-participationTell me more
Nomi Capital invested in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement lists Nomi Capital among the new investors in the round.
investment organizationPSL Ventures— existing-investor-participationTell me more
PSL Ventures participated in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round as an existing investor. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names PSL Ventures as an existing investor in the round.
investment organizationToyota Ventures— existing-investor-participationTell me more
Toyota Ventures participated in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round as an existing investor. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names Toyota Ventures as an existing investor in the round.
investment organizationMunich Re Ventures— existing-investor-participationTell me more
Munich Re Ventures participated in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round as an existing investor. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names Munich Re Ventures as an existing investor in the round.
investment organizationNFX— existing-investor-participationTell me more
NFX participated in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round as an existing investor. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names NFX as an existing investor that participated in the round.
investment organizationNightDragon— series-b-investmentTell me more
NightDragon participated in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement lists NightDragon among the major participants.
investment organizationIndustrious Ventures— series-b-investmentTell me more
Industrious Ventures participated in Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement lists Industrious Ventures among the major participants.
investment organizationShield Capital— series-b-co-lead-investmentTell me more
Shield Capital co-led Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names Shield Capital as a co-lead investor.
investment organizationActivate Capital— series-b-co-lead-investmentTell me more
Activate Capital co-led Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names Activate Capital as a co-lead investor.
investment organizationPoint72 Ventures— lead-venture-investmentTell me more
Point72 Ventures led Starfish Space's April 2026 Series B round. · Series B financing for Starfish's satellite-servicing business
Starfish's official Series B announcement names Point72 Ventures as the lead investor.
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