Orbital Arc

Orbital Arc is a Houston-based deep-tech spacecraft propulsion startup founded in 2023 by Jonathan Huffman, building Gas-Phase Field Effect Electric Propulsion (Gas FEEP) thrusters and the RIOT Drive (Relativistic Ion Thrust Drive) for satellites and in-space transportation. Its ultra-lightweight electric thrusters use solid naphthalene fuel that sublimates at room temperature instead of noble gases, targeting high specific impulse for satellite constellations. Backed by Techstars and Capital Factory, the company completed a sub-scale physics demonstration at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TRL 3). This is a hardware company with no public API, SDK, or developer surface as of this enrichment pass.

Orbital Arc is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Space, Aerospace, Electric Propulsion, and Satellites.

Orbital Arc’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, and 2 more developer resources.

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8.1/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanySpaceAerospaceElectric PropulsionSatellitesDeep TechHardware

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 8.1/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Orbital Arc Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: orbital-arc
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/orbital-arc.png
name: Orbital Arc
description: Orbital Arc is a Houston-based deep-tech spacecraft propulsion startup founded in 2023 by Jonathan Huffman, building
  Gas-Phase Field Effect Electric Propulsion (Gas FEEP) thrusters and the RIOT Drive (Relativistic Ion Thrust Drive) for satellites
  and in-space transportation. Its ultra-lightweight electric thrusters use solid naphthalene fuel that sublimates at room
  temperature instead of noble gases, targeting high specific impulse for satellite constellations. Backed by Techstars and
  Capital Factory, the company completed a sub-scale physics demonstration at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TRL 3). This
  is a hardware company with no public API, SDK, or developer surface as of this enrichment pass.
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
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tags:
- Company
- Space
- Aerospace
- Electric Propulsion
- Satellites
- Deep Tech
- Hardware
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/orbital-arc-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://orbitalarc.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://orbitalarc.substack.com
- type: Support
  url: https://orbitalarc.com/contact/