The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Turion Space: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $93.2M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategorySpace
Overview
California-based space infrastructure startup developing the DROID spacecraft for space domain awareness, non-Earth imaging, and in-orbit operations. Founded in 2021 by veterans of SpaceX, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, and Boeing Phantom Works, Turion has launched two satellites (DROID.001 and DROID.002) delivering over 40,000 orbital images and secured 28+ U.S. government contracts with NASA, U.S.
Space Force, NRO, and SDA. The company's Starfire™ operating system provides mission planning, autonomous tasking, and constellation command and control for national security and commercial customers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Founded
HQ
Notable
Andromeda Program
STRATFI Contract
SpaceWERX Contract
Acquisition
Government Contracts
Satellites Launched
Employees
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Turion Space has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Arete1× joint
- 2NanoAvionics1× joint
- 3ThrustMe1× joint
- 4U.S. Space Force (SpaceWERX)1× joint
Most recent
- Turion Space x Arete2025-09-09with Aretejust announced
- with U.S. Space Force (SpaceWERX)operating
- Turion Space x ThrustMe2023-05-07with ThrustMeoperating
- with NanoAvionicsoperating
Turion Space on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jul 2026. Explore where Turion Space's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Turion Space deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Ryan Westerdahl CEO & Co-Founder, Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Tyler Pierce CTO & Co-Founder, Co-Foundersecondary-verified
- Patryk Wiatr CIO & Co-Founder, Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Ryan Westerdahl
previously at SpaceX
- Tyler Pierce
- Patryk Wiatr
Safety record
No incidents on record for Turion Space.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Turion Space2 deployments
Recent coverage
Turion Space in third-party press
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
- SpaceX3 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $93.2M
- Employees
- 200
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Revenue disclosed
- $1000000 (aggregator_estimate)
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
4 total · 3 operating · 1 just announced · 1 ended
Every company Turion Space has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Turion Space x Arete2025-09-09with Aretejust announced
- with U.S. Space Force (SpaceWERX)operating
- Turion Space x ThrustMe2023-05-07with ThrustMeoperating
- with NanoAvionicsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Arete1× joint
- 2NanoAvionics1× joint
- 3ThrustMe1× joint
- 4U.S. Space Force (SpaceWERX)1× joint
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Turion Space x U.S. Space Force STRATFI and AndromedawithU.S. Space Force (SpaceWERX)deployment2024-12-18operating
- Turion Space x ThrustMewithThrustMetechnology2023-05-07operating
- Turion Space x AretewithAretedevelopment2025-09-09announcedjust announced
- Turion Space x NanoAvionics satellite bus manufacturingwithNanoAvionicsmanufacturing2022-01-01concludedoperating
Funding rounds (3)
Turion Space’s 3 disclosed rounds, $93M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2026-04-15
$75M(reported) · $600M post
Investors: Washington Harbour Partners (lead), Aurelia Foundry, Forward Deployed VC, FoundersX, Center15 Capital, Magnetar Capital, HOF Capital, Industrious Ventures
- Series A2025-04-02
$15M(reported) · $90M post
Investors: Washington Harbour Partners (lead), Y Combinator, Forward Deployed VC
- Seed2022-03-01
$3M(reported) · $13M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Turion Space’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-04-15Series B raising $75000000
PartnershipTurion Space x Arete
2025-09-09Turion Space and Arete announced a partnership to fly Arete's next-generation event camera on a Turion DROID.alpha spacecraft as a hosted payload, scheduled for launch in 2027. The partnership advances space domain awareness capabilities.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-04-02Series A raising $15000000
PartnershipTurion Space x U.S. Space Force STRATFI and Andromeda
2024-12-18Turion Space was awarded a 32.6 million STRATFI contract by the U.S. Space Force SpaceWERX for three small satellites performing space domain awareness in LEO and GEO. Turion was also selected as one of 14 companies for the Andromeda IDIQ program (1.8 billion pool) for satellite reconnaissance capabilities.
PartnershipTurion Space x ThrustMe
2023-05-07ThrustMe selected to provide its iodine electric propulsion system for Turion Space's DROID.002 spacecraft. The partnership enables Turion's satellites to perform on-orbit maneuvers for space domain awareness.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2022-03-01Seed raising $3200000
PartnershipTurion Space x NanoAvionics satellite bus manufacturing
2022-01-01NanoAvionics built the satellite bus for Turion Space's DROID.001 spacecraft, launched June 2023. The partnership enabled Turion's first orbital mission for space situational awareness.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 13, 2026
DROID at Cerro Moreno Air Base, Antofagasta, Chile
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
DROID at Low Earth Orbit
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Turion Space.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
- SpaceX3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Turion Space from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Turion Space's DROID-002 Makes History at Exercise SALITRE 2026
DROID-002 performed the first-ever commercial on-orbit evasive maneuver during a multinational military exercise in Chile.
Turion Raises 5+ Million Series B to Accelerate U.S. Space Superiority
Turion Space announces 5+ million Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners to expand spacecraft manufacturing and Starfire OS distribution.
Turion Space raises 5 million to expand maneuverable satellite fleet
SpaceNews coverage of Turion's Series B funding and plans to scale satellite production from 8 to 40 per year.
Turion Space raises millions, snags Andromeda contract
Turion Space selected as one of 14 companies for the Space Force Andromeda program, a 1.8 billion IDIQ contract for satellite reconnaissance capabilities.
Turion Space Corp. Acquires Tychee Research Group to Accelerate Autonomous Space Operations
Turion acquired Tychee Research Group, integrating its TMPL mission planning library into the Starfire software ecosystem.
Washington Harbour Partners invests in startup Turion Space
Washington Harbour Partners makes strategic investment in Turion Space for space domain awareness and missile warning capabilities.
Turion Space secures 32.6 million military contract for in-orbit space surveillance
Turion Space awarded 32.6 million STRATFI contract by U.S. Space Force to launch three small satellites for space domain awareness and debris tracking in LEO and GEO.
Turion wins Space Force contract for debris-capture technology
Turion Space secured a 1.9 million SpaceWERX contract to develop autonomous spacecraft docking and maneuvering system for debris capture and satellite deorbit.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/turion-space.md
- RSS feed: /companies/turion-space/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6cdd8fcd-9fbb-4d8c-a132-881f755b6f26
- Revision history: /companies/turion-space/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
- SpaceX3 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender83/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Turion Space draws attention at the 53rd percentile but verifies reality at the 82nd percentile among space robots. Hype Gap -29.6, 27th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Active fundraising activity with a recent closing. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 22, 2026