
Laelaps
Spacecraft that moves or removes other objects in orbit
Michigan startup that wants to move, re-orbit and remove satellites and debris as a service. It is developing a grappling system for objects never built to be caught and a spacecraft to carry it, with Space Force and Air Force research contracts.
A November 2023 release mentions an earlier pre-seed round led by Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III and the closing of a Seed round, with no amounts; its $5 million headline combines investment and government awards. The Seed round is dated to that release.