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The company builds and operates a line of satellites, dubbed Otter, that can service other spacecraft. Depending on a customer\u2019s needs, Otter can dispose of defunct satellites or provide additional propulsion or thrust to enhance its mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the SSC contract, Starfish will dock one of its Otter vehicles with Space Force satellites to perform a range of functions \u2014 from extending their service life to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/04\/20\/us-space-command-seeks-maneuverable-refuelable-satellites-by-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\">moving them to a new orbit<\/a>. The service hasn\u2019t identified which satellites Otter will support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Otter spacecraft will be capable of performing autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD), compatible with a wide range of clients, including those that were never designed or configured for docking,\u201d SSC said in a May 20 statement. \u201cThis capability gives the U.S. Space Force a range of options to support existing assets and allow future assets to be supported without imposing additional configuration requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starfish launched its first Otter Pup in 2023, but the orbital transfer vehicle the satellite had hitched a ride with suffered an anomaly hours after launch. The company plans to launch another spacecraft in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract comes as the Space Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/03\/12\/space-force-mulls-refueling-as-industry-calls-for-funding-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\">considers the utility of using commercial satellites<\/a> to service military spacecraft, a mission it calls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/11\/10\/why-the-space-force-is-getting-serious-about-on-orbit-servicing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Space Access, Mobility and Logistics, or SAML<\/a>. The service\u2019s fiscal 2025 budget request includes $14 million for demonstrations to help inform future plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Richard Kniseley, senior materiel leader in the Commercial Space Office, said May 17 that while the service sees military value to some degree, it needs to better understand the private sector market for SAML to determine how to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause SAML is still kind of in its infancy, we need to make sure that before the Space Force goes all in, that there\u2019s a business case for a commercial company to survive if the government\u2019s not there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space Systems Command and SpaceWERX awarded Washington-based Starfish Space $37.5 million to build and operate a satellite for the 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