# Otter at Low Earth Orbit (LEO): deployment

Canonical ID: `37c3ae79-b31e-42d8-be41-26ad2ac4dd71`

## 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_

- **Slug:** otter-pup-demo-leo
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Otter](/models/starfish-space-otter.md) (id: `7ff77b20-4a82-43be-a4fa-11e0d2cd9251`)
- **Company:** [Starfish Space](/companies/starfish-space.md) (id: `2a862391-f08f-40d9-bb48-50528ecc552a`)
- **Location:** [Low Earth Orbit (LEO)](/locations/low-earth-orbit.md) (id: `c2b414a6-3f5d-4862-8aee-c7bf3198b271`)
- **First seen:** 2023-06-12T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/starfish-space-and-d-orbit-complete-orbital-rendezvous-bringing-otter-pup-mission-to-a-close/

## 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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