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long $gun and space

[Karan Kunjur @KaranKunjur]

In 2022, when we said we wanted to build giant satellites, people told us “No one is ever going to need satellites that large” and “Building satellites that large would be really difficult.”

When we said that we wanted to call our company K2, for a Type 2 Kardashev civilization, people asked us “What is a Kardashev?”

Fast forward four years and the Kardashev scale is now a mainstream concept, the entire market is moving bigger, and we just completed 100 days on orbit for our first giant satellite mission.

This is the story of Gravitas, from @firstround

[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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[Neel Kunjur @neelkunjur]

The Golden Dome project is all about proving that today’s technology can solve the near-impossible challenges in deploying a global missile defense layer for America.

Many other Golden Dome providers are taking a “crawl, walk, run” approach, fielding production capable systems over the next several years. K2 Space successfully launched ours on our Gravitas mission almost two months ago and it is the exact system designed to meet the demanding performance and manufacturability needed for Golden Dome.

This is why @anduriltech and @K2SpaceCo partnered for not one, but multiple Golden Dome missions and why we intend to prove this previously impossible program is now possible, not years from now but today.

https://t.co/BMynI8duID

[Jack Kuhr @JackKuhr]

K2 Space CEO @KaranKunjur joins us to talk mega sats.

"When we first started this company, we were like everyone's gone smaller, we're gonna go bigger."

We chat:
- Gravitas mission
- 20 kW --> 100 kW sats
- When Starship fairing?
- Pez dispenser K2 sats?
- SES contract
- Will K2 jump into orbital data centers?
- Sibling fights

@itsmoislam

[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

@aleabitoreddit Changed my year as well. Much appreciated

[Karan Kunjur @KaranKunjur]

I'm very proud to share that the team @K2SpaceCo has achieved Tier 2 Mission Success for Gravitas!

Over the past week, we've:
• Powered on our payloads
• Activated our high power propulsion system and fired the thruster
• Completed testing of our software system, including a software update

With all of the satellite bus systems demonstrated and checked out, we will be transitioning to sustaining operations for the rest of the mission.

This includes continuing our payload demonstrations while pushing the satellite bus systems to the limit to learn as much as possible for future missions.

(And yes, this photo is real. Our thruster firing on orbit.)
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[Karan Kunjur @KaranKunjur]

As the founder of a space company, I like to think I’m pretty optimistic - but even I underestimated the rate of acceleration we’ve seen over the last few months.

Almost four years ago, Neel and I started a company because we were excited about Starship. We saw the opportunity to build much bigger, much higher power satellites that could start humanity down the path towards being a Type 2 Kardashev civilization. We decided to call the company K2, we made our logo a Dyson sphere.

Four years later, the Kardashev scale is a mainstream concept - with the ambition to make humanity a K2 civilization being broadcast by one of the greatest engineers in the world. Concepts that I thought were 5 to 10 years out, like orbital data centers - are now foundational capabilities for what could be one of the most significant IPOs ever.

We’ve gone from people asking us “why would anyone need a 100kW satellite?” to people taking that number, asking their AI to put it into their orbital data center excel and having the lightbulbs go off.

It’s honestly the best time ever to be building in space, we are truly fortunate to be building K2 today.

For a big satellite company, we’re a small fish in a big big pond. We may end up being NPCs in a much bigger game - time will tell. All I know is I’m going to have the time of my life building alongside people I admire and respect.

So up next, launching the 20kW satellite in two months, learning a ton, continuing designs on the 100kW satellite, scaling up the factory and doing our small part to help progress humanity up the curve.

“K2 or you’re not even trying.”

[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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[Karan Kunjur @KaranKunjur]

Three and a half years ago, @neelkunjur and I decided to go from being Brothers, to being Co-Founders. Today, we’re excited to announce that @K2SpaceCo has raised a $250M Series C at a $3B valuation. This round comes on the heels of $500M in signed contracts across commercial and US Government customers.

Our Series C is being led by @Redpoint, with participation from @TRowePrice, Hedosophia, @AltimeterCap, @lightspeedvp, Alpine Space Ventures and many others.

We’re fortunate to be building at a unique time - launch vehicles are getting larger and the frequency of launch is increasing. When it comes to satellites, it’s now possible to Build Bigger, and we intend to be on the vanguard of doing just that.

Building Bigger allows us to deliver a step change in power (20kW today, 100kW tomorrow), reliability, and redundancy. Our satellites are designed to deliver the maximum amount of capability wherever that capability is needed (LEO, MEO, GEO, cislunar space and beyond).

Coming up next - 20kW satellite launch early 2026, three satellites launched early 2027, and many more to come after that as we scale up production in our 180k sq ft factory in Torrance, CA. We’re looking forward to sharing more on our progress over the coming months and years.

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[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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[OffTheGrid @R_Soupdumpling]

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