Ross Doherty

Co-Founder and COO of Orbital Operations

Co-founder

Orbital Operations· Winter 2025 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States

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2024Co-founder· Orbital Operations

Founder · since 2024

Company

Orbital Operations

Role

COO

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Long Beach, California, United States

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Orbital Operations

High Thrust Space Vehicles for Satellite Defense

Winter 2025

Experience

Career

Orbital Operations
Co-founder
Co-Founder | COO · Long Beach, California, United States · 2024 – Present
2024
Relativity Space
Lead Turbomachinery Manufacturing Engineer · Long Beach, California, United States · 2022 – 2025
2022
Relativity Space
Sr. Turbomachinery Manufacturing Engineer · Long Beach, California, United States · 2021 – 2024
2021
BLUE ORIGIN
Turbomachinery Manufacturing Engineer · Kent, Washington, United States · 2019 – 2021
2019
Aerojet Rocketdyne
Manufacturing Engineer · Los Angeles, California · 2015 – 2019
2015
SIFCO Industries, Inc
Forge Process Engineer · Cleveland, Ohio · 2014 – 2015
2014
Newcastle Dive Center
Salesman / Air Tank Operator · 2011 – 2012
2011
Summit Racing Equipment
Put Away / Retail Picker · Tallmadge, OH · 2008
2008
Swagelok
Assembler · Solon, OH · 2008
2008

Bio

Ross is the Co-founder and COO of Orbital Operations. He has spent his entire career in the aerospace industry, from Aerojet Rocketdyne, to Blue Origin, and most recently Relativity Space, where he owned all turbomachinery manufacturing and assembly for the Aeon-R engine. He was also responsible for the Flight Termination System test and qualification program for the TM-1 rocket. Ross has deep expertise in complex manufacturing processes, assembly, test, and chemical propulsion development.