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Orbit Fab is building an in-space refueling network, developing fuel depots and standardized interfaces designed to extend satellites' operational life in orbit.
ACTIVEOrbit Fab is building an in-space refueling network, developing fuel depots and standardized refueling interfaces to extend the life of satellites in orbit.
Orbit Fab is building an in-space refueling network, developing fuel depots and standardized refueling interfaces to extend the life of satellites in orbit.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
2 of 7 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 25% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Capital raised (24 months)
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, CEO, Legal name
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4 private rounds on record (1 with no stated amount, counted but not added). Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 11 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
1 award, $125K obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 16, 2026. Awarded Jul 26, 2018 to Jul 26, 2018; most from NASA (1 award)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 16, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award Jul 26, 2018
Latest space award
$125K from NASA
WE PROPOSE TO CREATE A DEEP REINFORCEMENT MACHINE LEARNING (ML) SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS CERTIFICATION FOR MISSION-CRI...
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Jul 26, 2018
Form D notices
1 offering reported on Form D
Latest filed Jun 9, 2020; first sale May 6, 2020
Each offering counts once: a later amendment (Form D/A) replaces its original. Form D names no round label and no investors. Filings for a merger or SPAC deal are left out.
Latest sourced round
Interim financing: amount undisclosed
Led by Stride Capital
Source: Orbit Fab (press release)
Announced Jul 7, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
5 rounds, $32.6M disclosed
2 with no amount disclosed
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Open roles
4 open roles
90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: A current posting on the company jobs board
Counted Oct 14, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: Tanker-001 Tenzing
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code OFAB. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jun 30, 2021
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1 space award, $125K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jul 26, 2018
Built one of its satellites (latest Tanker-001 Tenzing)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Jun 30, 2021
Stride Capital
Led Interim financing (Jul 7, 2026)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Orbit Fab: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/orbit-fab
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Orbit Fab: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/orbit-fab.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_orbitfab_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Orbit Fab}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/orbit-fab}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/orbit-fab},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}Recorded as lead of Series A (Apr 17, 2023)
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