Orbital Operations
YC W25 · Active · High Thrust Space Vehicles for Satellite Defense
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 Array LabsShared: exact same, satellite, defenseActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS22 |
 Prime LightworksShared: propulsion system, satellite, spaceActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS16 |
 OhmSpaceShared: propulsion system, thrust, satelliteNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Plug and Play |
 Reditus SpaceShared: satellite, orbital, reusableActiveOther | Other | Active | YC +1W25 |
 AlienaShared: propulsion system, satellite, spaceNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2019 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 TransAstra CorporationShared: propulsion system, space, orbitalActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS21 |
 Galileo SpaceShared: military communication, communication satellite, defenseNot statedAI | AI | Not stated | speedrunSR007 |
 DispatchShared: satellite, vehicle, spaceActiveOther | Other | Active | YCX26 |
 Kreios SpaceShared: propulsion system, satellite, spaceNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Plug and Play |
 WyvernShared: satellite, space, highActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW22 |
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About Orbital Operations
Orbital Operations is developing a high thrust, reusable space vehicle for satellite defense. We protect critical satellites, like GPS and Military communication satellites, from adversarial threats, like China and Russia. Our vehicle will use the exact same propulsion systems that launch vehicles have used for decades by implementing a cryogenic management system. This will give us over 100x the thrust or current in-space propulsion. Ross and I have over 15 years of combined aerospace experience across NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space. We’ve worked side by side for more than 3.5 years developing propulsion systems, turbomachinery, and building our own respective engineering teams. We are currently working on the first demo of our unique cryo management system and intend to launch an operational vehicle by 2027.
- YC batch
- W25 · Winter 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 10
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Checked
- 34m ago
Orbital Operations: questions
Which YC batch was Orbital Operations in?
Orbital Operations was in Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch (W25).
Is Orbital Operations still active?
Y Combinator lists Orbital Operations as active.
Where is Orbital Operations based?
Orbital Operations lists Los Angeles, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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