Fairings cap structure size
Monolithic assemblies max out long before structural needs do — teams need segmented print envelopes early.
Orbital construction simulator
OrbitPrint helps mission teams plan in-space construction, material demand, print timelines, and launch mass savings for orbital and lunar structures.
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Orbital print envelope
Construction mission
Hybrid launched + ISRU · Continuous fiber extrusion · Balanced program
Print feasibility
96
Net print mass demand
126 kg
Scaled against a reference 800 kg orbital print campaign.
Launch mass saved
65%
vs. monolithic launch assembly — includes avoided fairing volume 0.7 m³
Print duration
30 h
Wall-clock estimate for qualified print cell.
Structural risk
Low
Complexity index 90/100 (derived).
Print duration
30 h
Print method recommendation
Continuous fiber extrusion
Compared to selected: Continuous fiber extrusion
Launch constraint comparison
Active profile Balanced program — drives fairing volume credit and schedule buffers in the feasibility model.
Construction risk matrix
Overall: Lowstructural
Low
thermal
Low
logistics
Low
schedule
Low
The launch-volume problem
Monolithic assemblies max out long before structural needs do — teams need segmented print envelopes early.
Every kilogram launched competes with payload and propellant; arrival-side printing reframes the trade.
Logistics chains for spares are brittle; local print paths compress critical timelines when risks are modeled up front.
Stations, tugs, and depots cannot scale as pure Earth exports — construction has to happen where the fleet lives.
OrbitPrint quantifies demand, duration, mass savings, and risk while architecture is still elastic.
Structure categories
Print planning workflow
Choose structure
Pick the class that matches your mission mechanical and environmental envelope.
Select material
Blend launched feedstock with ISRU or recycled alloy assumptions tied to location.
Calculate mass
See net print mass demand and avoided launch mass in the same pass.
Simulate print
Duration bars, sequence steps, and risk matrix update as constraints change.
Generate mission brief
Export-ready narrative for reviews, partners, and downstream verification.
Dashboard preview
Example profile: mass saved 68%, print duration 42 h, material demand 310 kg, feasibility 79, structural risk medium, launch volume avoided 14.5 m³ — your saved plans surface the same signals.
Open construction dashboardMass saved
68%
Print duration
42 h
Material demand
310 kg
Feasibility
79
Structural risk
Medium
Volume avoided
14.5 m³
Illustrative benchmark — planner outputs vary with inputs.
Why now
Flight-proven robotics, maturing in-space additive processes, lunar material pathways, and a wave of station and logistics architectures mean construction planning can no longer be an afterthought to launch manifests.
Pricing
Concept Study
Detailed scopes on the pricing page.
Mission Design
Detailed scopes on the pricing page.
Construction Pilot
Detailed scopes on the pricing page.
Strategic Partner
Detailed scopes on the pricing page.
FAQ
Is OrbitPrint a CAD package?
No. It is a construction planning layer: feasibility, demand, timelines, and risk around additive and robotic assembly paths.
Does this connect to paid data feeds?
No paid APIs are required. The demo engine runs entirely inside this application for repeatable simulations.
How should teams use the dashboard?
Save plans from the planner, compare runs over time, and bring the mission brief into gate reviews alongside your CAD and loads models.
Run the planner, save to your dashboard, and brief stakeholders with engineering-grade numbers.