Varda Space Industries is flying two spacecraft in orbit and plans one more launch in days, then seven further missions next year as it scales up orbital manufacturing and re-entry.
01Summary
- 01Varda launched its W-8 and W-9 spacecraft together on SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission on 1 October 2026.
- 02The company says it is operating two spacecraft in orbit now, with another due to launch in the coming days.
- 03A third Varda vehicle is scheduled to launch later this month, and all three are expected to land before Christmas at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.
- 04Varda says it aims to fly seven more missions in 2027, with two in Q1, two in Q2 and three in Q3 on the same rocket.
- 05In September, Varda said it had raised $251 million in Series D funding and planned to hire 100 people by the end of 2027.
02Why it matters
The story shows Varda moving from one-off missions to a bigger fleet of orbital manufacturing flights. It also highlights the company's push to secure rocket capacity as the launch market tightens in the coming years.
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