Loft Orbital is a satellite-infrastructure company offering shared buses and payload hosting (space infrastructure-as-a-service), with US and European operations. It sits in the Satellite-as-a-service segment of the space economy.
Key Facts
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Segment | Satellite-as-a-service |
| HQ | USA / France |
| Status | Private |
| Sector | Space economy |
Pros & Cons
Strengths
- Payload-hosting / shared-bus model
- Faster, lower-risk access to orbit
- US and European footprint
Considerations
- Capital-intensive infrastructure
- Competitive smallsat services market
Summary
Loft Orbital turns getting to orbit into a service, hosting customer payloads on standardized shared satellites.