Company

Albedo Space

American aerospace company developing Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites at 200-300 km altitude for defense, earth observation, and multi-orbit…

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Founded: 2020
HQ: Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Status: Private

CategorySpace

Funding

$140.0M

Models

Deployments

Overview

American aerospace company developing Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites at 200-300 km altitude for defense, earth observation, and multi-orbit constellation applications. Founded in 2020 by Topher Haddad, AyJay Lasater, and Winston Tri. Raised approximately USD 140M total. Launched Clarity-1 satellite in March 2025 (580kg, 320km altitude); pivoted in October 2025 from commercial imagery to VLEO satellite bus manufacturing. USD 12M STRATFI contract from AFRL.

Reality check

Clarity-1 performance (company-claimed)

CEO Topher Haddad said in Oct 2025 that Clarity-1 was performing about 12% better than a five-year average lifespan expectation.

Pivot from imagery (company-claimed)

Albedo is leaving commercial imagery to build VLEO satellite buses for other operators, laying off imagery staff while keeping most engineers.

Production plans (company-claimed)

Oct 2025: Plans to ramp production toward hundreds of satellites per year for VLEO constellation customers.

VLEO operations (company-claimed)

Clarity-1 demonstrated sustainable very low Earth orbit operations, including drag and atomic-oxygen mitigation.

Offering (company-claimed)

Satellite buses, integrated satellites and turnkey missions optimized for very low Earth orbit.

Verified record

Verified deployments: 2 deployments on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

First satellite

Clarity-1 launched March 2026.

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform

VLEO satellite platform operating at 200-300 km altitude. First satellite Clarity-1 launched March 2026. Pivoting to provide VLEO-capable satellite platforms.

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Albedo Space on the deployment map

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2 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Mar 2025. Explore where Albedo Space's robots are operating, by place and type.

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Relationships

BBreakthrough Energy VenturesInvestor SShield CapitalInvestor AAlbedo SpaceCustomer

Current leadership (2)

Topher Haddad CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
AyJay Lasater CTO & Co-foundersecondary-verified

Founders (1)

AyJay Lasater

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Albedo Space.

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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →

Operator customers (1)

Albedo Space2 deployments

Recent coverage

Albedo Space in third-party press

Albedo Space - Wikipedia

Oct 1, 2025

Peers

56 peers across 1 segment. Every Albedo Space competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.

space(56)

36 companies in this segment · low_concentration (HHI 1188.742650389188) · leader K2 Space at 2172%

Mentioned on (2)

Registry pages whose text names Albedo Space.

People (2)

Topher Haddad, AyJay Lasater

Financial state

Total funding: $140.0M

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Funding rounds (2)

Series A-12024-01-23
Series A2022-09-07
Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures (co_lead), Shield Capital (co_lead)

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Timeline

Every recorded move in Albedo Space’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Funding roundSeries A-1 funding round
2024-01-23
Series A-1
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2022-01-01
Series A

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 15, 2025
Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform at Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 14, 2025
Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA

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Sources (4)

Common questions

What is Albedo Space?

What does Albedo Space make?

Albedo Space has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform (Albedo Space builds physical robots).

Is Albedo Space publicly traded?

No. Albedo Space is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Albedo Space?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Albedo Space building in the same form factors include Impulse Space, AstroForge, Astrobotic Technology, Blackswan Space.

Who is the CEO of Albedo Space?

Topher Haddad is the ceo of Albedo Space, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Albedo Space?

Albedo Space is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $140M in disclosed funding.

Where is Albedo Space headquartered?

Albedo Space is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.

How much funding has Albedo Space raised?

Albedo Space has raised approximately $140M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Albedo Space?

Albedo Space is privately held and venture-backed ($140M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Albedo Space operate robots?

Albedo Space operates 2 verified deployments, including at Vandenberg SFB, California, USA, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA.

How many robots has Albedo Space deployed?

DEPLOY has 2 verified Albedo Space deployments on record at sites including Vandenberg SFB, California, USA, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Albedo Space a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Albedo Space ranks in roughly the top 67% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Albedo Space safe?

Albedo Space has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-13

Sources by quality tier

4: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Impulse Space6 models
AstroForge3 models
Astrobotic Technology3 models
Blackswan Space3 models
China National Space Administration3 models
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models

Albedo Space

Overview

Reality check

Key facts

Data & sources

Models (1)

Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform

Albedo Space on the deployment map

Relationships

Current leadership (2)

Founders (1)

Safety record

Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

Peers

space(56)

Mentioned on (2)

Financial state

Funding rounds (2)

Timeline

Recent activity

Sources (4)

Common questions

Peer companies

In the press

Albedo Space - Wikipedia

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Peer companies

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