TL;DR: If you are replacing Orbital Operations, the closest options are Farcast, Boost Biomes, ThereCraft. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Orbital Operations (YC Winter 2025).
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The three closest alternatives to Orbital Operations are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farcast | We build advanced satcom user terminals | YC Winter 2020 | 12 | Active |
| Boost Biomes | — | YC Summer 2019 | 12 | Inactive |
| ThereCraft | — | YC Summer 2017 | 1 | Active |
| Reditus Space | Reusable Satellites | YC Winter 2025 | 12 | Active |
| Heart Aerospace | Heart makes electric airplanes with an all-electric range of 250 miles | YC Winter 2019 | 50 | Active |
| Ares Industries | Building low-cost cruise missiles | YC Summer 2024 | 2 | Active |
| EPIC AEROSPACE | Last-mile delivery for satellites. | YC Summer 2019 | 14 | Active |
| Maquoketa Research | The intelligence layer for drones | YC Spring 2026 | 5 | Active |
| Passenger AI | Software for robotaxi operations. | YC Summer 2018 | 5 | Inactive |
| Daedalus | AWS for precision manufacturing | YC Winter 2020 | 7 | Active |
| General Astronautics | Robotics for Space R&D | YC Winter 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Inversion Space | Turning space into a transportation layer for Earth | YC Summer 2021 | 28 | Active |
It depends on your size. Farcast is the closest match on what Orbital Operations actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Orbital Operations is still operating, so switching is a choice rather than a forced migration. Compare on fit and price rather than urgency.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Orbital Operations on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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