K2 Space
US commercial space company partnered with Anduril on the Space Force Space-Based Interceptor team for Golden Dome.
Last refreshed: 10 May 2026
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Timeline for K2 Space
Joined Anduril Space-Based Interceptor team for Golden Dome
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Background
K2 Space is a US commercial space company focused on developing high-power satellite platforms capable of operating in low Earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous orbit (GEO). Founded to address the gap between small-satellite bus capabilities and the power and payload requirements of next-generation government missions, K2 Space targets applications where sustained high electrical power output — rather than simply launch mass — is the binding constraint.
On 5 May 2026, K2 Space was named as one of five partners on Anduril Industries' Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) team, inside the US Space Force's $3.2 billion Other Transaction Authority pool awarded on 24 April 2026 to twelve companies for Golden Dome boost-phase intercept development . The other team members are Impulse Space, Inversion Space, Voyager Technologies, and Sandia National Laboratories. The programme targets a demonstration of integrated boost-phase intercept capability by approximately 2028.
K2 Space's inclusion on the SBI team reflects the programme's dependence on sustained on-orbit power for target acquisition, tracking, and kill-vehicle guidance. Its role provides prime-adjacent positioning on one of the US government's highest-profile missile-defence contracts, offering stable government revenue against a still-developing commercial satellite market.