Deployment
Otter at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Small autonomous satellite-servicing vehicle (space tug) using electrostatic/Nautilus capture and CETACEAN autonomous-navigation software.
Otter by Starfish Space · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/otter-pup-demo-leo.md
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- REST API: /v1/robots/37c3ae79-b31e-42d8-be41-26ad2ac4dd71
- Data documentation: /data
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Key facts
- Outcome
- Otter Pup demonstrator: Pup 1 (2023) tumbled after separation, recovered, reached ~1 km rendezvous + imaged a D-Orbit ION (Apr 2024) but achieved NO docking; Pup 2 (2025) ran in-orbit tests, docking partner withdrew. No commercial docking achieved to date (demonstrated)
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-05
- Model
- Otter
- Company
- Starfish Space
- Location
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Status
- ended
- First seen
- 2023-06-12
- ID
37c3ae79-b31e-42d8-be41-26ad2ac4dd71
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-05
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Otter at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).Common questions
- What is the Otter deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- Otter, built by Starfish Space, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Starfish Space operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Otter at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- Starfish Space, the manufacturer of Otter, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Otter deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting June 12, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Is the Otter deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
- Have there been incidents at the Otter deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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