Orbital Matter offers an on‑orbit construction platform that 3D‑prints large, monolithic structural booms using a UV‑cured fluid called SPACECRETE, which hardens in seconds into joint‑free, space‑grade concrete. This enables satellite operators, space‑based data‑center developers, and station builders to deploy extensive solar arrays, radiators, and antennas without folding mechanisms, reducing launch mass, complexity, and cost while scaling economically with size.
Funding
$1.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Spacecraft and satellite structures are limited by the size of rocket fairings, requiring complex folding mechanisms, hinges, and motors that increase risk, cost, and design constraints. This prevents the deployment of large solar arrays, radiators, and antennas needed for power‑intensive constellations, space data centers, and multi‑module stations.
Solution
Orbital Matter provides an on‑orbit construction platform that fabricates continuous, rigid structural booms directly in space. Using a UV‑cured, fluid‑to‑solid material called SPACECRETE, the system 3D‑prints monolithic beams ranging from 10 m to over 100 m without joints, hinges, or moving parts. The process requires low power, eliminates thermal complexity, and hardens within seconds, enabling rapid deployment of large‑area components such as solar panels, radiators, and antennas. By building infrastructure in orbit rather than launching pre‑folded hardware, the platform reduces launch mass, simplifies system architecture, and lowers overall cost as structure size increases. A roadmap of demonstrator (2024‑26), customer‑focused (2026‑28), and full construction missions (2030) supports progressive scaling toward kilometer‑long space infrastructure.
Target Audience
Primary customers are satellite operators, space‑based data‑center developers, and agencies building multi‑module space stations that need large, reliable structural elements deployed in orbit.
Features
- SPACECRETE material: a fluid that cures in seconds to a joint‑free, space‑grade concrete, providing high stiffness and durability.
- UV‑based 3D printing process: low‑power, thermally simple deposition that creates continuous hollow booms without moving parts.
- P.A.D.S. (Printer Assisted Deployment System) capable of fabricating structural elements from 10 m up to 100 m+ in length on a single print.
- Monolithic, hinge‑free design eliminates mechanical deployment mechanisms, reducing failure points and integration complexity.
- Scalable economics: larger structures become cheaper per meter, making extensive space infrastructure financially viable.
- Compatibility with a range of deployables (solar arrays, radiators, antennas) that require large structural backbones.