Starfish Space Uses Google Cloud to Accelerate Satellite Servicing in Orbit

6 Feb 2026

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GOOGLE CLOUD - The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Federal System Integrator (FSI) communities operate under intense pressure. The mandate is clear: do more, faster, and with greater efficiency. As the engine of our national security and public sector services, these organizations must constantly innovate to maintain technological superiority. At Google Public Sector, we see firsthand how cloud technology accelerates this mission, providing the reliable, scalable infrastructure necessary to turn ambitious concepts into on-orbit realities.

A prime example of this innovation is Starfish Space, a startup pioneering a software-first approach to satellite servicing. Historically, satellite servicing—docking with and servicing satellites in orbit—has been the domain of massive government programs involving heavy, hardware-intensive vehicles. This approach made scaling difficult and expensive, limiting what humanity could accomplish in space.

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Note: Starfish Space is headquartered in Tukwila.

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