{"city":"Lafayette","name":"Orbit Fab","slug":"orbit-fab","facts":[{"date":"2028-01-01","type":"revenue_band","value":"<$25M in disclosed Space-domain revenue","source":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2028-01-01","type":"pilot","value":"ASTRAL in-orbit experiment to validate RAFTI and GRASP refuelling interfaces by 2028","source":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2028-01-01","type":"pilot","value":"ASTRAL will perform an in-orbit experiment to validate RAFTI and GRASP refueling interfaces by 2028","source":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2026-09-14","type":"partnership","value":"ClearSpace and Orbit Fab partnered to create an in-space refuelling service","source":"ClearSpace"},{"date":"2026-07-07","type":"contract","value":"U.S. government contracts to validate technology and execute first fuel deliveries in space","source":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2026-07-07","type":"total_funding","value":"More than $40 million secured across U.S. government contracts","source":"Orbit Fab"}],"peers":[{"name":"Sierra Space","rank":45,"slug":"sierra-space","score":"75"},{"name":"Vast","rank":51,"slug":"vast","score":"73.5"},{"name":"Axiom Space","rank":64,"slug":"axiom-space","score":"70"},{"name":"Voyager Technologies","rank":69,"slug":"voyager-technologies","score":"68"}],"stage":null,"state":"Colorado","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"Orbit Fab sells NEST orbital fuel depots to spacecraft operators, enabling in-orbit propellant storage and repeated refueling.","list":"Space 100","rank":65,"tier":"member","layer":"Infrastructure","total":70,"domain":"Space","scores":{"leverage":10,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":4,"commercial":7,"deployment":9,"production":4,"technology":6},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Stations & habitats (orbital)"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-09-14","header":"ClearSpace and Orbit Fab partnered to create an in-space refuelling service.","outlet":"ClearSpace"},{"date":"2026-07-07","header":"Orbit Fab hired a new CEO and raised funding to transition its satellite-refueling business into operations.","outlet":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-07-07","header":"Orbit Fab opened its Series B financing round to investors.","outlet":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2026-07-07","header":"Orbit Fab plans to qualify and ship its first fully integrated refueling architecture this summer for a 2027 launch.","outlet":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2026-07-07","header":"Orbit Fab has secured more than $40 million across 24 U.S. government contracts.","outlet":"Orbit Fab"},{"date":"2026-07-07","header":"Orbit Fab secured more than $25 million in interim financing led by Stride Capital.","outlet":"Orbit Fab"}],"website":"https://orbitfab.com","category":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft","categories":[{"name":"Stations & habitats (orbital)","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Infrastructure"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:18:47.108753+00:00","facts_total":316,"positioning":"Orbit Fab is a private U.S. space-logistics company developing RAFTI refueling interfaces, GRIP docking hardware, depots, and fuel-shuttle architectures for satellite servicing. Its ecosystem reach includes U.S. Space Force, DIU, AFRL, NASA, ESA, the UK Space Agency, Astroscale U.S., Impulse Space, Northrop Grumman, Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and ClearSpace; however, its first commercial or government on-orbit propellant transfer has not yet been demonstrated. In 2025-26 it added ESA/UK-funded ASTRAL work, NASA Gateway fluid-transfer work, Airbus and Thales partnerships, an on-orbit Podracer demonstration, and more than $25 million of Stride-led interim financing, while its original 2025 hydrazine-service target slipped to missions now scheduled for 2027.","sub_category":"Servicing & tugs","signals_total":111,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/orbit-fab","title":"Orbit Fab · space, Lafayette, Colorado, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Orbit Fab sells NEST orbital fuel depots to spacecraft operators, enabling in-orbit propellant storage and repeated refueling. Space 100 rank 65 (score 70) 111 signals and 316 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."}