# Space Machines Company: space robotics company

Canonical ID: `d1b7e8c7-b9dd-4734-a3b7-f4571e22dc0e`

## Key facts

- **Next Launch:** 2026
- **Lunar Mission:** 2027 planned

- **Slug:** space-machines-company
- **HQ:** Sydney, Australia
- **Category:** [Space](/space)

## Models

- [Optimus Orbital Transport Vehicle](/models/space-machines-optimus.md) (space) (id: `765d1fa5-06b1-44d5-a172-8f7e31fa4082`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Rajat Kulshrestha](/people/rajat-kulshrestha.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Space Machines Company?

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.

### What does Space Machines Company make?

Space Machines Company has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Optimus Orbital Transport Vehicle (Space Machines Company builds physical robots).

### Where is Space Machines Company headquartered?

Space Machines Company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

### Where does Space Machines Company operate robots?

Space Machines Company is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.spacemachines.com/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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