Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital operates a satellite-as-a-service platform that enables customers to deploy payloads without owning or operating their own spacecraft. The company offers two service models: physical payload integration onto standardized shared satellite buses, and Virtual Missions, a software-defined service where customers deploy code to orbital assets for edge computing and sensor access via API. Loft's proprietary Hub modular interface provides a standardized power, data, and mechanical connection between payloads and satellite buses, while the Cockpit mission control software abstracts fleet complexity through a web interface or API. The company operates integration facilities in Golden, Colorado and Toulouse, France, and procures standardized satellite buses based on the Airbus OneWeb platform.

Loft Orbital's YAM microsatellite series includes purpose-built vehicles for edge computing workloads integrated with Microsoft Azure Space. The company serves commercial entities, government agencies, and defense organizations including NASA, the Space Development Agency, and DARPA. Through Orbitworks, a joint venture with Marlan Space in Abu Dhabi, Loft manufactures satellites with production capacity targeting 50 units annually. In early 2026, Loft acted as prime contractor for a trilateral consortium developing France's first sovereign space-based synthetic aperture radar capability. The company was founded in 2017 and completed a Series C funding round in early 2025.