Turion Space was founded in 2020 by Ryan Westerdahl, Tyler James Pierce, and Patryk Wiatr, and is headquartered in Irvine, California. A Y Combinator alumnus, the company was created to address the rapidly worsening problem of congestion and contestation in Earth orbit: tens of thousands of tracked objects, growing constellations, and rising concern about adversary activity in space all demand far better awareness of what is happening on orbit.
Turion's core focus is space domain awareness (SDA), the ability to detect, track, image, and characterize objects in space. Its spacecraft are designed to maneuver and image other satellites and debris, providing high-fidelity data that ground-based sensors cannot capture. This supports collision avoidance, threat warning, and the kind of detailed object characterization that national-security customers increasingly require.
Beyond imaging, Turion has pursued a longer-term vision that includes on-orbit servicing and active debris removal, leveraging the same maneuverable-spacecraft expertise. The company has built operational momentum, securing dozens of U.S. government contracts and flying missions that demonstrate its imaging and maneuvering capabilities.
Turion raised a Series B of more than $75M led by Washington Harbour Partners to accelerate U.S. space superiority. The capital is funding a roughly fivefold expansion of production capacity, from about eight spacecraft per year to forty, and supports its growing portfolio of contracts spanning NASA, the U.S. Space Force, the Space Development Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Office. The investment positions Turion as a leading commercial provider of space domain awareness infrastructure.