Orbital Paradigm, founded in 2023 and based in Madrid, Spain, is developing reusable vehicles for orbital payload transport and return. The company's focus encompasses space logistics and in-space manufacturing, serving sectors including pharmaceuticals, biotech, and advanced materials.
The firm's primary product is the Kestrel space return vehicle, a reusable capsule designed for frequent, low-acceleration reentry missions. Kestrel is intended to transport experiments and raw materials to orbit and return finished products and research data to Earth, positioning the vehicle at the intersection of manufacturing and logistics in the space economy.
Orbital Paradigm's technical work spans aerospace engineering, reusable launch vehicle systems, autonomous vehicle technology, and reentry systems. The company operates across continental Europe.
