Rewriting the rules of the space industry, one plasma thruster at a time.
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Our crew will be in Bremen to talk about your mission requirements, spacecraft integration, Hall-effect propulsion, and how our co-engineering team can help you meet your mission goals.
Reach out to Rob Washeleski to connect with our European team.
“If you can predict demand far enough ahead, you can start smoothing production instead of reacting to it. Our customers are trying to get to orbit. They shouldn’t have to spend their time worrying about our supply chain.” World Space Business Week, CEO Brad King
Orbion co-founder & CEO Brad King will represent at World Space Business Week in Paris. He'll be available to connect and will also participate in a panel discussion “Subsystem Innovation Across the Spacecraft.”
September 16 | 16:40–17:25 | Normandy
VLEO operations are made possible because of reliable electric propulsion, and we're excited to team with York to open up this new mission set for their newly announced LX/V-CLASS.
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This weekend, some of those who build spacecraft hardware will trade the cleanroom for singletrack. Orbion is proud to sponsor Copper Harbor Trails Fest—and proud to call Michigan’s Keweenaw home. We live, work, ride & build here. Good luck to everyone racing!
Nova is Orbion’s fully integrated, kilowatt-class Hall-effect propulsion system.
Built for demanding mission profiles and designed to work with the power already available on your spacecraft, Nova delivers over 75 mN of thrust and total impulse above 1 MN-s.
The Orbion team is headed to the Small Sat Conference in Salt Lake City. Stop by our booth at 2300. Because after all, we're the propulsion behind the clouds above the clouds.
Orbion’s propulsion systems just made their debut in the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfare Space Architecture, flying aboard the second plane of York-built satellites.
Our 2026 interns are hard at work - from accounting and manufacturing to engineering and flight programs. They represent universities from California to Florida, spending the summer building space hardware. As for the photo? The best view of HQ was from a boat. Welcome aboard!
The future of space starts long before launch. It begins in classrooms, community events, and conversations that spark curiosity. Orbion recently volunteered at Kids on the Green and the Girls’ Dream Fair, helping inspire the next generation of engineers and innovators.
Orbital precision rarely gets the spotlight, but it’s what keeps missions performing. Capella uses Orbion propulsion to counter drag, correct drift, and maintain repeatable ground tracks, enabling consistent SAR imaging pass after pass.
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Kanwal Rekhi’s "The Ground Breaker" is a must-read but for us, it’s a little more personal. Kanwal’s influence runs deep at Orbion. As a mentor to co-founder and CEO Brad King, he helped shape not just the company, but the confidence behind it. Thank you, Kanwal.
Grateful to moderator Tom Stroup of the Satellite Industry Association and fellow panelists Edward Lu of LeoLabs, Dan Terrett of Odin Space, and Nicolaas Verheem of TRL11, alongside our Co-founder and CEO Brad King, for an insightful session at Small Satellite Symposium.
Curious what the weather’s doing at Orbion HQ? Or want a look at the infamous double-decker lift bridge right outside our front door?
Three live views from our historic perch — no parka required.
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Flight heritage can not be transferred cleanly from one unit to the next if there have been any changes, even small, in the design or manufacturing process.
An article in #SpaceNews by our Co-founder & CEO Brad King.
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Connect with us at the #SmallSat Symposium, and and catch CEO Brad King on a panel hosted by Tom Stroup, President of the #SatelliteIndustryAssociation.
From Michigan → space.
On Jan 11, another 12 Orbion Aurora thrusters on multiple customer spacecraft reached orbit aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5 from @SpaceX.
Thanks to our Michigan partners who share this success. 🚀
All of Orbion’s elves are busy building Hall-effect plasma thrusters for good little girls and boys. Our factory, just a snowball’s throw from the North Pole, has the capacity to put shiny new thrusters under everybody’s tree. Happy Holidays from the Orbion family to yours.
