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Space Machines Company

Australian in-space transportation company building Orbital Transport Vehicles (OTVs) for in-orbit servicing and space resilience.

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Sydney, Australia

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Overview

Australian in-space transportation company building Orbital Transport Vehicles (OTVs) for in-orbit servicing and space resilience. Founded by Rajat Kulshrestha (CEO). Optimus reached orbit in 2024 — Australia's largest private satellite.

Optimus Viper is the rapid response variant (200kg, 500m/s delta-V, sub-1cm imaging). Building Australia's largest spacecraft factory (OF-01) with UTS, capacity for 20 spacecraft/year. AUD 8.5M government grant for Space Maitri mission with India. AUD 2.9M CRC-P grant for AI-driven space domain awareness.

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Key facts

Next Launch

2026

Lunar Mission

2027 planned

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Space Machines Company in third-party press

Australia's largest spacecraft manufacturing facility announced

Jun 10, 2025