SBIR-STTR Award

Dynamic Mobility Through On-Orbit Refueling
Award last edited on: 6/7/2023

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$1,649,353
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF203-CSO2
Principal Investigator
Alex Deuitch

Company Information

Orbit Fab Inc

1460 Overlook Dive
Lafayyette, CO 80026
   (650) 691-3130
   info@orbitfab.space
   www.orbitfab.space
Location: Single
Congr. District: 11
County: San Francisco

Phase I

Contract Number: FA8649-21-P-0669
Start Date: 4/19/2021    Completed: 7/19/2021
Phase I year
2021
Phase I Amount
$49,984
Orbit Fab’s satellite fueling port called the Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface (RAFTI), along with its spacecraft docking interface called the Smart Proximity operations And Rendezvous Kit (SPARK), enables autonomous ground and on-orbit fueling...

Phase II

Contract Number: FA8810-21-C-0031
Start Date: 8/19/2021    Completed: 9/18/2022
Phase II year
2021
Phase II Amount
$1,599,369
In Phase I, Orbit Fab proposed the inclusion of servicing interfaces and potential servicing conops for the US Space Force. Through our discussions with relevant Space Force stakeholders and war fighters we have decided to partner with Astroscale US to in