{
  "icp": {
    "regions": [
      "global"
    ],
    "use_cases": [
      "extend satellite operational life via on-orbit refueling",
      "avoid disposal of single-use satellites",
      "support active debris removal missions with refuelable servicers"
    ],
    "industries": [
      "satellite operators",
      "government space programs",
      "space systems integrators"
    ]
  },
  "itha": "0.1",
  "proof": {
    "customers": [
      {
        "name": "NASA"
      },
      {
        "name": "U.S. Space Force"
      },
      {
        "name": "Astroscale"
      },
      {
        "name": "Northrop Grumman"
      },
      {
        "name": "European Space Agency"
      },
      {
        "name": "Impulse Space"
      },
      {
        "name": "Momentus"
      },
      {
        "name": "Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)"
      }
    ],
    "case_studies": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/missions/",
        "title": "Furphy — ISS water resupply",
        "outcome": "First private company to supply water to the International Space Station (Dec 2018–May 2019)."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/missions/",
        "title": "Tanker-001 Tenzing",
        "outcome": "First fuel depot in low Earth orbit using high-test peroxide, launched June 30, 2021, on orbit."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/missions/",
        "title": "Kamino",
        "outcome": "Planned demonstration of 50 kg hydrazine delivery to Tetra-5a/5b via RAFTI and GRIP, targeted Q2 2027."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/missions/",
        "title": "Podracer",
        "outcome": "Rendezvous-and-proximity-operations demonstration for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, on orbit since March 2026."
      }
    ]
  },
  "company": {
    "hq": {
      "city": "Lafayette",
      "region": "Colorado",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/",
    "name": "Orbit Fab",
    "domain": "orbitfab.com",
    "founded": 2018,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/orbitfab"
    ],
    "legal_name": "Orbit Fab, Inc.",
    "description": "Provides in-space propellant delivery and a cooperative refueling interface for spacecraft, operating what it calls \"Gas Stations in Space\" for satellites in LEO, GEO, and cislunar orbits."
  },
  "offerings": [
    {
      "id": "fuel-delivery",
      "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/refueling-services/",
      "kind": "service",
      "name": "Fuel Delivery",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "shipment",
        "basis": "list",
        "model": "usage",
        "notes": "Published price is for delivery of 100 kg hydrazine to a GEO spacecraft, available from 2025.",
        "range": {
          "max": 20000000,
          "min": 20000000
        },
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "summary": "Delivers propellant to spacecraft on orbit via fuel shuttles. Hydrazine delivery to GEO begins 2025 at $20M per 100 kg; xenon delivery of up to 1000 kg supplied to a GEO servicer contract.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rafti",
      "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/rafti/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "RAFTI",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "unit": "unit",
        "basis": "list",
        "model": "flat",
        "range": {
          "max": 30000,
          "min": 30000
        },
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "summary": "Cooperative docking and fluid-transfer interface replacing spacecraft fill-and-drain valves for on-orbit and ground refueling. Flight-qualified (TRL 8); priced at $30,000 per unit.",
      "channels": [
        "direct"
      ],
      "spec_url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/wp-content/uploads/DOC-00133A_RAFTI_Low_Pressure_Datasheet.pdf"
    },
    {
      "id": "umpire",
      "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/umpire/",
      "kind": "software",
      "name": "UMPIRE",
      "summary": "Mission-planning software that models spacecraft orbital maneuvers and determines refueling timing, location, and propellant quantity, built on Ansys STK mission-engineering software."
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://www.orbitfab.com/contact/",
    "email": "bd@orbitfab.com",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-04"
}