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Space Force awards Starfish Space $54.5M for second Otter on‑orbit servicing vehicle

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Starfish Space $54.5 million to build a second Otter satellite‑servicing vehicle, funding a GEO‑capable on‑orbit servicing and mobility platform. Starfish says it leverages large‑scale simulations and Google Cloud machine learning to develop autonomous rendezvous, docking and mobility functions.

Discovered 2026-02-06T09:33:04.432778-08:00 | 2026-02-06T09:33:04.432778-08:00

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  • The $54.5 million follow‑on award buys a second Otter spacecraft for on‑orbit servicing in GEO, signaling the Space Force is investing in logistics, sustainment and resilience for high‑value GEO assets — complementing its broader GEO surveillance and capability plans (source:c37d5e40-d732-415a-80fa-ff91cd2fe606).
  • Starfish’s use of large‑scale simulations and Google Cloud ML to develop autonomous rendezvous and docking demonstrates the growing role of commercial AI/cloud tools in operational space systems and aligns with SSC’s trend of tapping commercial solutions (source:8cc7f9c0-1e21-4798-8627-60cfea29aea2).

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