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Loft Orbital Stock (LOOR)
Loft Orbital provides end-to-end space infrastructure to allow organizations to lease satellite space for physical and virtual missions.
Loft Orbital provides end-to-end space infrastructure to allow organizations to lease satellite space for physical and virtual missions.
About Loft Orbital Stock
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, US
Total Funding
357M
Industries
Travel and Tourism, Space, Transportation
Loft Orbital is the developer of a standardized space infrastructure platform to deploy satellite payloads to low orbit space. The company claims its satellite platform allows any physical payload that fits within a standard satellite in addition to virtual, or software-only payloads uploaded directly to the satellites. Loft Orbital also provides a mission control software, Cockpit, to provide ongoing payload tasking and monitoring. The company handles satellite launches, ongoing operations, licensing and bookings.
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Loft Orbital Management
Leadership team at Loft Orbital
Co-Founder & CEO
Pierre-Damien Vaujour
Co-Founder and COO
Alex Greenberg
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Loft Orbital Key Facts
- Unicorn Status and Capital Infusion for Fleet Scaling: In January 2025, Loft Orbital secured $170 million in Series C funding, co-led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners, with participation from BlackRock and Temasek. This round pushed the company’s valuation past $1 billion, marking its entry into unicorn territory. The capital is being used to transition from launching individual satellites to operating a "fleet scale" manifest, with plans to launch over 10 satellites per year starting in 2026. This financial strength enables Loft to outpace boutique competitors by maintaining a ready-to-use inventory of satellite buses and payload adapters.
- Dominance in National Security and Federal Contracts: Through its dedicated subsidiary, Loft Federal, the company has secured a critical foothold in the U.S. defense ecosystem. In May 2025, Loft Federal was one of 12 vendors awarded a spot on the Space Force’s $237 million STEP 2.0 IDIQ contract, which focuses on fast-tracking on-orbit science and technology demonstrations through 2035. Additionally, Loft is launching its first dedicated satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA) in 2026. These long-term government vehicles provide a stable revenue floor and validate the company's ability to handle highly classified, mission-critical payloads.
- Pioneering "Edge-in-Space" and AI Capabilities: Loft Orbital has distinguished itself by shifting from simple "rideshare" transport to a high-compute "smart infrastructure" model. The launch of YAM-6, the world’s first satellite dedicated to running AI in space, has paved the way for "Virtual Missions," where customers like Little Place Labs and SkyServe deploy software apps directly to existing orbiting hardware. This "Horizon 2" strategy allows Loft to capture higher-margin software revenue by providing real-time, on-orbit data processing—reducing the latency between data collection and actionable tactical insights for maritime and defense clients.
- Growing hosted‑payload competition: Competition in hosted payloads and “space infrastructure platforms” is intensifying, with companies such as Rogue Space Systems and Exotrail offering their own hosted‑payload and in‑orbit transport/operations services that similarly promise lower cost, faster access to orbit, and end‑to‑end mission operations. As these players run recurring missions and expand capacity through 2026–2027, Loft risks pricing pressure and customer fragmentation in its core value proposition of simplifying access to orbit, particularly for technology demonstrations and small constellations.Â
- Regulatory Compliance and "Debris Tax" Overhang: New international mandates, specifically the EU’s Zero Debris Charter and the U.S. Senate’s ORBITS Act of 2025, are transitioning from voluntary guidelines to strict enforcement in 2026. These regulations require operators to guarantee 95% successful deorbiting within five years of mission end. For a "Space-as-a-Service" provider like Loft, which hosts diverse third-party payloads, this introduces a complex "compliance tax." The company must now bear the legal and technical burden of ensuring that every hosted payload adheres to harmonized global standards, potentially slowing down its rapid "Plug-and-Play" integration timelines.
- Supplier and platform dependence risk: Loft Orbital’s operating model remains highly dependent on its satellite bus and launch ecosystem, notably its Longbow platform collaboration with Airbus, creating supplier‑concentration and cost‑inflation risks as it scales to dozens of satellites per year. Recent research reiterates that any shift in Airbus’s pricing, prioritization of its own internal programs, or broader supply‑chain constraints could compress Loft’s gross margins or delay programs, undermining its ability to deliver predictable timelines and costs that are central to its market positioning.Â
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