FormerSpaceX

Turion Space

Spacecraft that watch, inspect and service other satellites.

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Irvine, CA
Disclosed funding
$128M
Status
Operating
Sector
Space
Latest round
—
Reported valuation
—
Website
turionspace.com

Overview

Turion builds its Droid spacecraft for space domain awareness and in-orbit inspection, and sells commercial tracking data to the Space Force. CEO Ryan Westerdahl spent eight years as a dynamics engineer at SpaceX.

Funding

About $128M total including a $75M+ Series B.

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

Ryan Westerdahl, Co-founder & CEO
At SpaceX: Dynamics engineer · 8 years
Tyler Pierce, Co-founder
Not a SpaceX alum
space domain awarenesssatellitesdefense

Sources

  1. Axios: Turion raises Series B
  2. Space Ambition: YC space startups
  3. Business Insider via Yahoo: The SpaceX Mafia is here

Last verified September 30, 2026.