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Loft Orbital

Payload integration · Data services

1 linked project3 supply / hosting records1 project-linked + 2 other1 contract / order record

Contract / order records are included in the total above. One record may cover several contracts or orders. Counts do not represent unique contracts or customers.

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Project-linked supply & hosting

“Role confirmed” identifies a supplier or host without a separately disclosed contract. Dates refer to disclosures or supporting evidence, not necessarily signing dates. Details includes the role, buyer, qualifications and project milestones.

Project-linked supply and hosting. Each row is a catalog record. Expand Details for scope, qualifications, role and linked project milestones.
Project / organizationWork / contributionAgreement evidenceDisclosed valueDisclosure date
Altair-Next GenFrench Space Agency (CNES)

Loft's signed multi-year CNES contract for a ten-satellite Earth-observation constellation with planned onboard processing and AI models.

Data services

Details

Data services

Role: Supplier. Provides the hardware or services described in this record.

Disclosed buyer: French Space Agency (CNES)

This record reports a contract or order. A record may cover more than one instrument and does not establish completed delivery.

The first satellite was targeted for Q4 2026 in this April announcement. The stated up-to tens of millions of euros is not a precise awarded value. Achieved orbital performance is not established. The original issuer release explicitly announces a signed multi-year CNES contract. The supplying role alone is not the limit of the disclosed agreement evidence.

undisclosed

Evidence checked 27 Oct 2026.

Project: Altair-Next Gen

Project stage: Operator-reported onboard AI workload

Next project milestone: Further commissioning and measured application-service results for Altair1, plus delivery dates for subsequent satellites.

This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment.

Contract / order disclosedNot disclosedSource ↗

Other supply & hosting records

These records are not linked to a tracked project profile. They may still describe a named mission, payload or company-wide arrangement. Organizations identify the disclosed buyer or associated program.

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OrganizationWork / contributionAgreement evidenceDisclosed valueDisclosure date
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Hosting and flight demonstrations of JPL AI software on Loft orbital infrastructure for the NASA ESTO-funded FAME project.

Payload integration

Details

Payload integration

Role: Payload host. Provides spacecraft accommodation and related mission services.

Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed.

Associated organization: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

June 23 is the announcement date. June 2026 and 2027–2028 are stated demonstration schedules, not confirmation of completed FAME results. Legal purchasing party, price, satellite allocation and measured performance are not disclosed.

Evidence checked 12 Oct 2026.

Development agreementNot disclosedSource ↗
Star Catcher Industries

Virtual mission infrastructure supporting Star Catcher's reported late-2025 Sextant Alpha acquisition and tracking software demonstration.

Payload integration

Details

Payload integration

Role: Payload host. Provides spacecraft accommodation and related mission services.

Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed.

Associated organization: Star Catcher Industries

The source identifies this role. A separate contract or order is not established by this record.

The source identifies the stated technical role. The legal purchaser, paid contract value and wider commercial terms are undisclosed.

undisclosed

Evidence checked 13 Oct 2026.

Role confirmedNot disclosedSource ↗
Other partnerships & research roles (1)

These roles are excluded from the supply / hosting and contract-record totals above.

Other partnerships and research roles. Each row is a catalog record. Expand Details for scope, qualifications, role and linked project milestones.
Project / organizationWork / contributionAgreement evidenceDisclosed valueDisclosure date
Altair-Next GenMarlan Space

Joint program leadership; satellite platforms, onboard AI and software, mission infrastructure, deployment and constellation operations.

Satellite bus · Payload integration · Mission operations · Flight / payload software

Details

Satellite bus · Payload integration · Mission operations · Flight / payload software

Role: Strategic partner

Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed.

Associated organization: Marlan Space

The parties describe joint leadership of the $1 billion program; the announcement does not disclose a supplier contract value.

Evidence checked 25 Sept 2026.

Project: Altair-Next Gen

Project stage: Operator-reported onboard AI workload

Next project milestone: Further commissioning and measured application-service results for Altair1, plus delivery dates for subsequent satellites.

This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment.

PartnershipNot disclosedSource ↗