We were told VLEO was too hard. We founded Orbitt to prove otherwise.
LEO is crowded. VLEO promised something better but was dismissed as impractical. We left India's space programme to make it operable.
A closer orbit, finally within reach.
Low Earth Orbit is filling up. The band below it — Very Low Earth Orbit — has always promised sharper data, faster links, and orbits that clean themselves. For decades it was written off as too hard: the atmosphere that makes VLEO attractive also pulls satellites down.
Orbitt was founded by engineers from India's space programme who had spent their careers flying hardware — and who believed the propulsion problem was solvable. We're building the platform that makes VLEO a place you can operate from, not just pass through.
Built by people who've flown hardware.
Christopher
Spent his career inside India's space programme before founding Orbitt to commercialise VLEO. Leads the company's thesis, partnerships, and go-to-market.
Anupam
Propulsion and spacecraft systems engineer with deep ISRO heritage. Leads the air-breathing electric propulsion and BREATHE platform programmes.
16 engineers. One hard problem.
Our team's experience spans some of the most demanding programmes in spaceflight — from Earth-observation constellations to plasma propulsion and beyond.
What we've shipped so far.
- Mar 2025Founded
Core team assembled from ISRO.
- May 2025$1M pre-seed closed
Backed by IIMA Ventures and pi Ventures.
- Oct 2025ET Tech Top Innovator
Nominated among India's leading deep-tech innovators.
- Dec 2025Plasma thruster ignition
Key propulsion milestone achieved in test.
- Dec 2025MoU with Government of Gujarat
Formal government engagement secured.
- Jan 2026IN-SPACe Seed Fund Grant
Awarded national space-sector grant funding.
- IIMA Ventures
- pi Ventures
- IN-SPACe
- IIMA Incubation
- ET Tech
How we work.
Quietly Bold
Ambitious in vision, humble in communication. We let the physics speak.
Disciplined Ingenuity
Engineering rigor over spectacle. Every claim is paired with proof.
Responsible Innovation
We build for an orbit that cleans itself — sustainability by design.