Starfish Space’s founding story began with questions about orbital traffic
Its founders considered how to manage satellite growth while preserving low-Earth orbit.
Starfish Space dates its founding to October 2019, with Trevor Bennett and Austin Link as co-founders. Bennett’s time at Blue Origin exposed him to plans for large rockets and rapidly growing satellite fleets, leading the founders to consider how orbital traffic could be managed while preserving low-Earth orbit. A global pandemic arrived just months after the company began, and Bennett says navigating that period became part of its resilience story.
Why it matters
The account makes orbital traffic management part of Starfish Space’s origin, rather than a concern that emerged only later. It also presents the pandemic, which arrived early in the company’s life, as part of how the company developed resilience.
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