Skip to content
DefDex
ORBES logo

Startup · United States

ORBES

HQ United States

Free-flying robots for filmmaking & inspection in space stations.

StartupDevelopment
Website

Systems2

Exo-ORB

Orbes autonomous free-flying inspection satellite.

Development
Unveiled
Jul 27, 2026

ORB

A robot for space-station operations.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

  • Anna Shaposhnik

    Founder

Sources6

Profile2

  1. 1

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "8eae29ae-8678-4927-85cb-bbf1696e52d6"}”
  2. 2

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · ownership

    “Type Privately Held”

Systems3

  1. 3

    Payload · Jul 27, 2026 · Supports System

    “Exo-ORB is the external alternative, designed to fly 10 m to 20 m away from its host spacecraft to perform up-close inspection on-orbit with a high-res camera.”
  2. 4

    SpaceNews · Jul 27, 2026 · Supports System

    “Southern California startup Orbes announced an agreement July 27 to send Exo-ORB, a free-flying satellite, to gather imagery of an uncrewed Symphony Space station.”
  3. 5
    CompanyORBES

    ORBES · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “Free-flying robots for filmmaking & inspection in space stations.”

People1

  1. 6

    postperspective.com · Supports Role

    “- - Orbes, founded by Anna Shaposhnik, who serves as CEO, is a space drone company that is developing robotic camera systems designed for space-based filming and infrastructure inspection.”

Each fact on this page is attached to the sources that support it. Archived copies are linked when we keep one.