About

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.

The story

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.

Founders

Built by people who've flown hardware.

Christopher

Co-founder & CEO

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

Co-founder & CTO

Propulsion and spacecraft systems engineer with deep ISRO heritage. Leads the air-breathing electric propulsion and BREATHE platform programmes.

The team

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.

GEOSATINAVICCartoSATPlasma thrustersMars HelicopterFusion reactorsSounding rockets
Milestones

What we've shipped so far.

  1. Mar 2025
    Founded

    Core team assembled from ISRO.

  2. May 2025
    $1M pre-seed closed

    Backed by IIMA Ventures and pi Ventures.

  3. Oct 2025
    ET Tech Top Innovator

    Nominated among India's leading deep-tech innovators.

  4. Dec 2025
    Plasma thruster ignition

    Key propulsion milestone achieved in test.

  5. Dec 2025
    MoU with Government of Gujarat

    Formal government engagement secured.

  6. Jan 2026
    IN-SPACe Seed Fund Grant

    Awarded national space-sector grant funding.

Backers & recognition
  • IIMA Ventures
  • pi Ventures
  • IN-SPACe
  • IIMA Incubation
  • ET Tech
Values

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.

Join us

Build the orbit others can't.