K2 Space ranks 22 on the Space 100 with a score of 81; Gravitics ranks 75 with 67. Gravitics is ahead on deployment and commercials. K2 Space is ahead on production, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on progress. Gravitics is based in Redmond, United States, K2 Space in Torrance, United States. K2 Space: Established. Gravitics is named in 15 signals and K2 Space in 32.
Gravitics builds and sells Orbital Carriers, including Pathfinder and Diamondback, to the U.S. Space Force and defense contractors for responsive orbital missions.
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Gravitics is a US space-hardware maker (Seattle) whose StarMax is a 400-cubic-meter station module (near half ISS volume in one launch) that pivoted toward aircraft-carriers-in-orbit for the Space Force: the Orbital Carrier pre-positioned deployment bays and the Viper OTV, sharing a 4m-form-factor manufacturing base. It won a SpaceWERX STRATFI (up to $60M combined government and private, April 2026) and has contracted flight demos with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly as program partners. It is pre-revenue (the STRATFI is matched funding, not revenue).
15 signals name Gravitics.
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K2 Space designs and manufactures large satellite buses, including its Mega and planned Giga lines, for government and commercial spacecraft customers.
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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.
32 signals name K2 Space.
42 facts on file.
K2 Space ranks 22 on the Space 100 with a score of 81; Gravitics ranks 75 with 67. Gravitics is ahead on deployment and commercials. K2 Space is ahead on production, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on progress. Gravitics is based in Redmond, United States, K2 Space in Torrance, United States. K2 Space: Established. Gravitics is named in 15 signals and K2 Space in 32.
K2 Space ranks 22 on the Space 100 with a score of 81; Gravitics ranks 75 with 67. Gravitics is ahead on deployment and commercials. K2 Space is ahead on production, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on progress. Gravitics is based in Redmond, United States, K2 Space in Torrance, United States. K2 Space: Established. Gravitics is named in 15 signals and K2 Space in 32. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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