Company
Viridian
Viridian’s Air-Scooping Electric Thruster technology – ASET – enables a refuelable satellite platform that flies at Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) and transforms the upper atmosphere into an infinite source of propellant.
Also known as Viridian Space Corporation
- Status
- Operatingas of 2026-09-18
- Business model
- B2B
- Headquarters
- El Segundo, California, United States
Record updated 28 September 2026
About
Viridian’s Air-Scooping Electric Thruster technology – ASET – enables a refuelable satellite platform that flies at Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) and transforms the upper atmosphere into an infinite source of propellant. This technology will truly revolutionize satellite lifecycles and capabilities. VLEO satellites will ensure better satellite Broadband Communications, superior Earth Observation, and also greatly enhance the burgeoning In-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) industry. ASET technology is a giant leap forward, to a more sustainable and safer space ecosystem.
Funding snapshot
- Total raised
- $2MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest round
- Round, $2M2021-12-23
Funding rounds
- Round, 2021
- $2M2021-12-23, SEC form D sold, 13 investors
Products
- Hardware
- ASET