Starfish Space Wins $52.5M Contract to Provide Satellite Disposal Service for Space Development Agency
21 Jan 2026
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GEEKWIRE - Starfish Space has secured a $52.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency to dispose of military satellites at the end of their operational lives.
The Tukwila, Wash.-based startup says it’s the first commercial deal ever struck to provide “deorbit-as-a-service,” or DaaS, for a satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. In this case, the constellation is the Pentagon’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, which provides global communications access and encrypted connectivity for military missions.
The contract calls for Starfish Space to launch the satellite disposal service in 2027.
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Note: Starfish Space is headquartered in Tukwila.
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