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Loft Federal

Loft Federal

11-50 employees

Mission-as-a-service smallsat launch and management

No salary listed

Golden, CO, USA

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Aerospace Engineering (3)
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Requirements
  • 5+ years of industry experience
Desired Qualifications
  • A passion for aerospace, Loft, and the Loft mission

Loft Federal provides mission-as-a-service for small satellite missions to the U.S. national security space community. It handles the entire process of getting a payload to orbit, offering regularly scheduled missions so clients can focus on their data rather than the launch. The company uses pre-procured satellite buses and proprietary plug-and-play software and hardware to quickly integrate and launch payloads, delivering missions in months instead of years. This makes Loft Federal different from competitors by targeting government payloads with a turnkey, cost-effective, and predictable path to space, backed by a streamlined operations model rather than standalone launch services. The overall goal is to give government and defense organizations reliable, timely access to space for their data-gathering payloads.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Golden, Colorado

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Ball partnered with Loft Federal for SDA NExT 10-satellite testbed launched 2024.
  • FOCI mitigation with U.S. citizens ensures DoD compliance for security missions.
  • Pre-procured buses deliver payloads to orbit in months, not years.

What critics are saying

  • DoD halts contracts due to Loft Orbital's foreign ownership under CFIUS 2025 rules.
  • Ball internalizes smallsat production post-2025, excluding Loft from SDA deals.
  • SDA Tranche 3 awards to Lockheed, Rocket Lab exclude Loft's single-bus model.

What makes Loft Federal unique

  • Loft Federal offers plug-and-play mission-as-a-service for national security smallsat missions.
  • Proprietary Payload Hub enables quick integration using standardized buses from LeoStella.
  • Cockpit software provides web-based payload control for streamlined operations.

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Company News

Global Risk Community
Apr 8th, 2025
global optical satellite imaging market

In April 2023, Ball Corporation partnered with Loft Federal and Microsoft for the Space Development Agency's NExT contract, involving an experimental testbed of 10 satellites scheduled for launch in 2024.

Nasdaq
Apr 3rd, 2024
Volume Production Begins for Mynaric's Flagship Space Laser Terminal - CONDOR Mk3

Mynaric was also selected by Loft Federal to supply the CONDOR Mk3 terminals to NExT - the SDA's Experimental Testbed.