Orbital Composites

Orbital Composites Inc. is a US in-space manufacturing company developing robotics and additive manufacturing technology for building large structures directly in orbit, including conformal antennas, large deployable structures, and orbital infrastructure elements too large to be launched inside a rocket fairing from a compact robotic printer system. The company's Milli platform and associated in-space 3D printing technology enables the manufacture of conformal phased array antennas, solar array structures, satellite buses, and other large space structures in orbit using space-grade composite materials, targeting applications in communications satellites, space solar power, and large orbital platforms. Orbital Composites has received funding from NSF and NASA SBIR programmes and targets commercial satellite operators, space agencies, and defence customers seeking large-aperture, high-gain antenna and structure solutions that exceed what conventional launch packaging constraints allow.