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A startup raises $65M to beam power to existing satellite solar arrays

development2026-05-13

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Star Catcher raised $65 million to beam optical power tuned to off-the-shelf solar arrays, supercharging client satellites with two to ten times more power on demand and building the first true grid in orbit.

Reported metric: $65M / 2-10x

Reporting date: 2026-05-13 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to May 13, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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A startup raises $65M to beam power to existing satellite solar arrays
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-05-13
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-13-a-power-grid-in-orbit
Claim: Star Catcher raised $65 million to beam optical power tuned to off-the-shelf solar arrays, supercharging client satellites with two to ten times more power on demand and building the first true grid in orbit.
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- Welcome to May 13, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-13-2026
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