{"city":"Torrance","name":"K2 Space","slug":"k2-space","facts":[{"date":"2026-12-01","type":"funding_round","value":"Round valuing K2 Space at $3 billion","source":"K2 Space — 2026-12"},{"date":"2026-12-01","type":"funding_round","value":"Funding to scale production of large spacecraft","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-08-01","type":"contract","value":"U.S. Space Force contract to test laser terminals","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-07-31","type":"deployment","value":"Enterprise Space Terminals hosted as payloads on K2 satellites","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-07-30","type":"contract","value":"Over 1000000000 in signed commercial and government contracts","source":"prnewswire.com"},{"date":"2026-07-30","type":"total_funding","value":"Over 1000000000 in cumulative capital raised","source":"prnewswire.com"}],"peers":[{"name":"Airbus Defence & Space","rank":8,"slug":"airbus-defence-space","score":"85"},{"name":"Thales Alenia Space","rank":12,"slug":"thales-alenia-space","score":"82.5"},{"name":"Muon Space","rank":20,"slug":"muon-space","score":"81"},{"name":"Millennium Space Systems","rank":23,"slug":"millennium-space-systems","score":"80"},{"name":"The Exploration Company","rank":26,"slug":"the-exploration-company","score":"79.5"},{"name":"Redwire","rank":28,"slug":"redwire","score":"79"}],"stage":"Established","state":"California","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"K2 Space designs and manufactures large satellite buses, including its Mega and planned Giga lines, for government and commercial spacecraft customers.","list":"Space 100","rank":22,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":81,"domain":"Space","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":6,"deployment":7,"production":6,"technology":8},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Platforms"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-30","header":"K2 Space sets out an expansion plan targeting rising demand for high-power satellites.","outlet":"Via Satellite"},{"date":"2026-08-07","header":"ispace, True Anomaly, and K2 Space were among space startups closing $500 million-plus funding rounds in 2026.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-08-01","header":"U.S. Space Force awarded K2 Space a $22.9 million contract for an in-orbit laser communications demonstration.","outlet":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-07-31","header":"K2 Space raised a $500 million Series D at a $6.8 billion post-money valuation.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-07-31","header":"K2 Space joined an Anduril-led consortium working on missile-defense systems for Golden Dome.","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-07-31","header":"K2 Space signed a contract with SES to build approximately 30 satellites for the meoSphere network.","outlet":"Payload"}],"website":"https://k2space.com","category":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft","categories":[{"name":"Platforms","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-31T10:00:59.355+00:00","facts_total":42,"positioning":"K2 Space is a US satellite maker executing a bigger-is-better thesis (its Gravitas demonstrator launched March 2026 with claimed most-powerful Hall thrusters in space, plus Mega- and 100kW Giga-class buses) from a Torrance factory designed for up to 100 large satellites a year. It has converted to anchor contracts: an SES initial tranche of 30 MEO satellites (its largest disclosed commercial win), buses for Anduril in the Golden Dome interceptor program, and a Space Force Protected Tactical Satcom bus role. It raised >$1B (a Series D in July 2026 at $6.8B, 2.3x in seven months) with >$1B in signed contracts; recognized revenue is estimated at 10-100m.","sub_category":"Platforms","signals_total":32,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/k2-space","title":"K2 Space · space, Torrance, California, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"K2 Space designs and manufactures large satellite buses, including its Mega and planned Giga lines, for government and commercial spacecraft customers. Space 100 rank 22 (score 81) 32 signals and 42 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}