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Orbital Operations
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StageSeed
Founded2024
Team size1-10
HQLong Beach, United States
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About Orbital Operations
Orbital Operations is developing a high-thrust space vehicle for satellite defense. Its mission is to enable rapid-response orbital capabilities, executing maneuvers without hesitation and without regret. The company is led by co-founders Ross Doherty (COO) and Ben Schleuniger (CEO). Doherty previously worked at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space, leading turbomachinery manufacturing and assembly for the Aeon-R engine and directing the Flight Termination System test and qualification program for the TM-1 rocket. Schleuniger previously worked at NASA, SpaceX, and Relativity Space, owning the fluid systems for the TM1 rocket, the complex heat exchangers on the Aeon-R engine, and building the Components team and the Integrated Design and Analysis teams. The founders' backgrounds reflect deep expertise in rocket engine design, propulsion, manufacturing, testing, and building high-performance engineering teams, positioning Orbital Operations to address the satellite defense market with rapid-response capabilities.
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Long Beach, United States
Websiteorbitalops.tech
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The company's mission emphasizes rapid-response orbital capabilities, executing maneuvers without hesitation and without regret.
Ben Schleuniger has built high-performance engineering teams.
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