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K2 Space Corporation

@k2spaceco

Building high powered satellites for a mass abundant future

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Neel and Karan sat down with Aria Alamalhodaei from TechCrunch to discuss new contracts, funding and hardware development. The future platform in space has higher power, can handle higher orbits, and can be delivered rapidly - filling a significant gap in our current industrial base.

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Thank you SpaceWERX and Space Safari for including us in the United States Space Force TacRS program. The award of the Phase II contract represents another significant step towards using the K2 platform to deliver responsive and dynamic space operations.

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We're incredibly excited to announce our $50M Series A, led by Brad Gerstner and Erik Kriessmann at Altimeter Capital, bringing total capital raised to $66M. With this new round of financing we'll de-risk the K2 bus with its first in-space mission, scale up mass production and continue

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Today marks the beginning of a new era in spaceflight - an era of mass abundance. Here are the things that are now possible with Starship and K2 Space’s spacecraft: - Constellations of high-power satellites, with the ability to deploy over 40+ of K2 Spaces’s 20kW satellites,

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Thanks to Jeff Foust and SpaceNews for sharing the latest on K2. We're excited to share details on our first in-space mission, first thruster hot fire, DoD traction and much more.

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We're excited to see the successful Starship orbital launch and re-entry. The satellite we're building today, the Mega class satellite, is made to package 10 inside of a Falcon 9. It will fit 50 inside of a Starship. This is the mass abundant future we're moving towards - and

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Today's successful catch of the Superheavy booster represents an important step towards full reusability. Congrats to the team SpaceX on the monumental achievement.

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We signed a $60M STRATFI contract with the US Space Force to fly our first satellite in MEO. With this mission, scheduled to launch in Q1 of 2026, we'll fully de-risk the K2 bus performance in the MEO environment. This mission will represent the first step towards a

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We are thrilled to welcome Dr. John Plumb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, as our new Head of Strategy! At the Pentagon, John led crucial initiatives including the DoD's Space Strategic Review and Commercial Space Integration Strategy. His three decades

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. John Plumb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, as our new Head of Strategy!

At the Pentagon, John led crucial initiatives including the DoD's Space Strategic Review and Commercial Space Integration Strategy. His three decades
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Our CEO Karan Kunjur broke the news this morning about our $110M Series B funding round on Bloomberg TV! The funding round, co-led by Lightspeed and Altimeter, includes participation from existing investors Alpine Space Ventures, First Round, and others. More details here:

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We were honored to welcome Rep. George Whitesides to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Torrance. As a former NASA Chief of Staff and space executive—and now as a key member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee—Rep. Whitesides is a champion for U.S. space

We were honored to welcome <a href="/Rep_Whitesides/">Rep. George Whitesides</a> to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Torrance. As a former NASA Chief of Staff and space executive—and now as a key member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee—Rep. Whitesides is a champion for U.S. space
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We were thrilled to host Rep. Jimmy Gomez and his team to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility here in Los Angeles. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Gomez brings a sharp focus on the intersection of technology, national security, and

We were thrilled to host <a href="/RepJimmyGomez/">Rep. Jimmy Gomez</a> and his team to K2's headquarters and manufacturing facility here in Los Angeles. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Gomez brings a sharp focus on the intersection of technology, national security, and
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We've completed our first in-space demo of key components and first ground hotfire of our in-house 20kW Hall-effect thruster. These milestone achievements significantly de-risk our 2026 Gravitas mission to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). payloadspace.com/k2-hotfire-pav…

We've completed our first in-space demo of key components and first ground hotfire of our in-house 20kW Hall-effect thruster. These milestone achievements significantly de-risk our 2026 Gravitas mission to Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).

payloadspace.com/k2-hotfire-pav…
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It was an honor to host Chairman Mike Rogers of the House Armed Services Committee at K2 Space. Proliferated constellations in MEO unlock new opportunities for national security and commercial missions. Our team is hard at work making that vision a reality.

It was an honor to host Chairman <a href="/RepMikeRogersAL/">Mike Rogers</a>  of the House Armed Services Committee at K2 Space. 

Proliferated constellations in MEO unlock new opportunities for national security and commercial missions. Our team is hard at work making that vision a reality.
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K2 is excited to team with Intelsat General Communications as the bus provider for PTS-G. With the announcement of this down-selection for the $4B IDIQ, we continue to solidify our position as the platform of choice for higher orbits. govconwire.com/articles/space…

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We were thrilled to host Congressman Ted Lieu at K2 last week. The Congressman walked our production floor, met the people building high-power satellites at scale, and joined a candid town hall on the future of space. From the factory floor → to the higher orbits.

We were thrilled to host Congressman <a href="/tedlieu/">Ted Lieu</a> at K2 last week. The Congressman walked our production floor, met the people building high-power satellites at scale, and joined a candid town hall on the future of space. 

From the factory floor → to the higher orbits.
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We're proud to announce our strategic partnership with SES on the development of their future Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) network. Read the full press release here: businesswire.com/news/home/2025… At K2 Space, we're re-thinking how advanced space networks are developed.