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Observable Space, formed by the 2025 merger of OurSky and PlaneWave Instruments, develops laser-comm ground stations, sensing systems, and in-space optical payloads.
ACTIVEFormed in February 2025 by the merger of telescope maker PlaneWave Instruments and space-data company OurSky, it builds laser communications ground stations, ground-based sensing systems and in-space optical payloads.
Formed in February 2025 by the merger of telescope maker PlaneWave Instruments and space-data company OurSky, it builds laser communications ground stations, ground-based sensing systems and in-space optical payloads.
Rank 64 of 93 ranked companies. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 54 and 70.
3 of 6 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 81% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-14 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, Employees
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1 private round on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest funding round
Series A · $90M
May 28, 2026 · led by Lux Capital / Upfront Ventures / Detroit Venture Partners / Island Green Capital / RTX Ventures
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 1 public record. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series A: $90.0M
Co-led by Lux Capital and Upfront Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners and Island Green Capital and RTX Ventures
Source: Payload Space
Announced May 28, 2026
BRV Capital
Took part in Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Detroit Venture Partners
Co-led Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Fathom Fund
Took part in Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Co-led Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Co-led Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Co-led Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Upfront Ventures
Co-led Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
Venrex
Took part in Series A (May 28, 2026)
Payload Space, May 28, 2026
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Observable Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/observable-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Observable Space: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/observable-space.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_observablespace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Observable Space}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/observable-space}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/observable-space},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}