K2 Space Corporation
@K2SpaceCo
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Building high powered satellites for a mass abundant future
Joined March 2023
One launch, three satellites, three orbits. We’re excited to announce our 2027 Trinity mission, which will demonstrate K2 Space’s capability to proliferate satellites across LEO, MEO, and GTO orbits from a single launch. The higher orbits have historically been the hardest
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Our CTO @neelkunjur joined @payloadspace's Valley of Depth podcast to discuss the technical rationale behind the contrarian bet that became K2. He outlined how K2 Space is moving beyond the limits of smallsats to build satellites with unprecedented power, capability, and
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We're proud to announce our strategic partnership with @SES_Satellites on the development of their future Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) network. Read the full press release here: https://t.co/WHCzMXx5X1 At K2 Space, we're re-thinking how advanced space networks are developed.
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We were thrilled to host Congressman @tedlieu at K2 last week. The Congressman walked our production floor, met the people building high-power satellites at scale, and joined a candid town hall on the future of space. From the factory floor → to the higher orbits.
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K2 is excited to team with Intelsat General Communications as the bus provider for PTS-G. With the announcement of this down-selection for the $4B IDIQ, we continue to solidify our position as the platform of choice for higher orbits. https://t.co/e5sSTbibCf
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The awardees on the Space Force's PTS-G contract are Astranis Space Technologies, Boeing, Intelsat General Communications, Northrop and Viasat.
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It was an honor to host Chairman @RepMikeRogersAL of the House Armed Services Committee at K2 Space. Proliferated constellations in MEO unlock new opportunities for national security and commercial missions. Our team is hard at work making that vision a reality.
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We've completed our first in-space demo of key components and first ground hotfire of our in-house 20kW Hall-effect thruster. These milestone achievements significantly de-risk our 2026 Gravitas mission to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). https://t.co/yj4Vfeok72
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We were thrilled to host @RepJimmyGomez and his team to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility here in Los Angeles. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Gomez brings a sharp focus on the intersection of technology, national security, and
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We were honored to welcome @Rep_Whitesides to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Torrance. As a former NASA Chief of Staff and space executive—and now as a key member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee—Rep. Whitesides is a champion for U.S. space
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Our CEO @KaranKunjur broke the news this morning about our $110M Series B funding round on @BloombergTV! The funding round, co-led by @lightspeedvp and Altimeter, includes participation from existing investors Alpine Space Ventures, @firstround, and others. More details here:
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We are thrilled to welcome Dr. John Plumb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, as our new Head of Strategy! At the Pentagon, John led crucial initiatives including the DoD's Space Strategic Review and Commercial Space Integration Strategy. His three decades
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We signed a $60M STRATFI contract with the US Space Force to fly our first satellite in MEO. With this mission, scheduled to launch in Q1 of 2026, we'll fully de-risk the K2 bus performance in the MEO environment. This mission will represent the first step towards a
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Today's successful catch of the Superheavy booster represents an important step towards full reusability. Congrats to the team @SpaceX on the monumental achievement.
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We're excited to see the successful Starship orbital launch and re-entry. The satellite we're building today, the Mega class satellite, is made to package 10 inside of a Falcon 9. It will fit 50 inside of a Starship. This is the mass abundant future we're moving towards - and
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Thanks to @jeff_foust and @SpaceNews_Inc for sharing the latest on K2. We're excited to share details on our first in-space mission, first thruster hot fire, DoD traction and much more.
K2 Space plans first launch as company wins customers for its large satellite bus https://t.co/mzDj6BTGwm
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Today marks the beginning of a new era in spaceflight - an era of mass abundance. Here are the things that are now possible with Starship and K2 Space’s spacecraft: - Constellations of high-power satellites, with the ability to deploy over 40+ of K2 Spaces’s 20kW satellites,
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