Space Business Podcast #106 - Karan Kunjur, K2 Space: Big Satellites

Big satellites, REALLY big satellites – for the age of Starship. That is what our guest company this week is working on – K2 Space from Long Beach, CA - and they just raised an $8.5MM seed round. I talk to their co-founder Karan Kunjur about their satellite platform, its potential use cases, and much more. Enjoy!

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

2:08 Elevator pitch

2:48 K2's satellite platforms

5:05 Testing large satellites

6:14 Tech challenges 

8:35 Operational orbit

10:10 Space debris

12:00 Origin story of K2

14:56 Use cases

18:19 Fitting in with emerging trends

22:41 Proving your use cases and building the market

24:49 Vertical integration

27:03 Propulsion

29:26 Business model

30:51 Timeline

32:32 Hosting

34:00 Vision

37:05 Future of the satellite industry

39:25 Advice for joining the space sector

41:25 What else is interesting in the space sector?

43:04 Sci-Fi