THINKORBITAL INC.

Portland, OR · Aerospace · Private

Orb2, a modular space platform with autonomous robotic arm and electron-beam welding for on-orbit servicing and assembly of space assets

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · thinkorbital.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Portland, OR
Total capital: $13.6M

Federal grants: $5.9M; 11 awards · 2022–2026; Rank in peer group#66 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $7.7M; 7 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#269 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Investigating A Real-time Weld Alignment And Beam-steering Control Approach For In-space Electron Beam Welding$224K
Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Rapid Internal Threat Detection At The Tactical Edge$75K
Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Thinkx Constellation Modeling For Strategic Space Domain Awareness Deployment$110K
Dec 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Thinkplatform: Modular In-space Construction Powered By Thinktoolkit$148K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Thinkplatform: Modular In-space Construction Powered By Thinktoolkit$148K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Thinkplatform: Modular In-space Construction Powered By Thinktoolkit$148K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Orbital Staging Of Assets$1.8M

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Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Orbital Staging Of Assets$1.8M
Aug 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thinkorbital Tacfi$2M
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Thinkorbital Tacfi$4.7M
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Orbital Staging Of Assets$110K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Orbital Staging Of Assets$110K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Penetration X-ray Inspection Of Spacecraft$974K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Penetration X-ray Inspection Of Spacecraft$974K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced X-ray Tomographic Inspection And Adversary Spacecraft Characterization$63K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Advanced X-ray Tomographic Inspection And Adversary Spacecraft Characterization$63K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Orbital Platform Unified System for On-Orbit Service and Assembly (OPUS-OSA)$250K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grants#66 · top 43%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.