# Orca Aerospace Landing Page Growth Score | YC F26 | Lazyweb

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/orca-aerospace
Source observed: 2026-10-05T09:02:24.822Z
Last checked: 2026-10-20T07:21:40.813+00:00
Indexed: 2026-10-05T16:37:55.634+00:00

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# Orca Aerospace landing page growth score

We provide a growth-score report for [Orca Aerospace](https://orcaaerospace.com/) in the YC F26 comparison set. Orca Aerospace builds an AI spacecraft operator that flies with the vehicle, understands the mission, watches spacecraft systems, and acts when the ground cannot.

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## Overall result

Orca Aerospace’s growth score is **68 of 100**, updated **September 20, 2026**. Its weakest category is **Trust**, scored **48**.

| Category | Score | Rating or description |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Trust | 48 | Poor — proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try |
| CTA | 72 | Fair |
| Value props | 72 | Fair |
| Mobile web | 72 | Fair |
| Information hierarchy | 78 | Fair |

[Fix Trust](https://www.lazyweb.com/plans/checkout?plan=individual&source=growth_score_feature_build_fixes)

## Overall comparison

| Rank | Company | Score |
| ---: | --- | ---: |
| 1 | Orca Aerospace | 68 |
| 2 | [Cognitive Space](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/cognitivespace.com) | 67 |
| 3 | [Antaris](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/antaris.space) | 64 |
| 4 | [Quindar](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/quindar.space) | 62 |
| 5 | [Kayhan Space](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/kayhan.space) | 62 |

## Score over time

The report includes a growth-score history chart for Orca Aerospace, Quindar, Antaris, Cognitive Space, and Kayhan Space. The highlighted series is Orca Aerospace.

## Trust — 48, Poor

The trust assessment concerns proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

![Orca Aerospace and comparison trust visuals](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/orcaaerospace.com.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A24%3A45.166%2B00%3A00)

The trust signal identified for Orca Aerospace is a **“Backed by Y Combinator”** badge below the CTA. The comparison trust signals are:

| Company | Trust signal |
| --- | --- |
| Orca Aerospace | “Backed by Y Combinator” badge below the CTA |
| Quindar | “Play Video” demo card captioned “MONITOR, CONTROL, AND AUTOMATE SPACECRAFT OPERATIONS” |
| Antaris | Laptop screenshot showing Antaris’s real mission-visualization UI with orbital constellation plots |
| Cognitive Space | Logo bar with DARPA, SDA, L3Harris, In-Q-Tel, NASA, SwRI, and Terran Orbital |
| Kayhan Space | Announcement bar: “our new free-to-use spaceflight intelligence exchange: Satcat!” |

### Trust comparison

| Rank | Company | Trust score |
| ---: | --- | ---: |
| 1 | Cognitive Space | 68 |
| 2 | Orca Aerospace | 48 |
| 3 | Antaris | 48 |
| 4 | Quindar | 44 |
| 5 | Kayhan Space | 42 |

[Build proof section](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=orcaaerospace.com#opt-trust-signals) to choose proof signals and get copy and placement for a stronger trust section.

## CTA — 72, Fair

The CTA assessment considers copy, size, verb, and cost-feel: whether the primary CTA earns the click.

The identified problems are:

- **“Request” feels costly, not receiving.**
- It competes with the header **“Talk to us.”**
- **“Briefing”** does not imply a payoff.

### CTA comparison

| Rank | Company | CTA score |
| ---: | --- | ---: |
| 1 | Orca Aerospace | 72 |
| 2 | Quindar | 72 |
| 3 | Kayhan Space | 68 |
| 4 | Antaris | 64 |
| 5 | Cognitive Space | 62 |

[Rewrite this CTA](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=orcaaerospace.com#opt-cta-writing) for primary and secondary options grounded in Orca Aerospace’s offer and visitor objections.

## Value props — 72, Fair

The assessed headline is **“Mission Control, Onboard.”** The supporting copy says:

> Orca Aerospace builds the AI spacecraft operator that flies with the vehicle. It understands the mission, watches the systems, and acts when the ground can’t.

### What works

- The headline compresses the value into three words.
- The subhead names what the AI does.
- **“When the ground can’t”** addresses a real fear.

### What could improve

- The fold has zero numbers or proof points.
- The hero art decorates rather than demonstrates.
- The headline requires domain knowledge to parse.

### Value-proposition comparison

| Rank | Company | Value-proposition score |
| ---: | --- | ---: |
| 1 | Antaris | 74 |
| 2 | Orca Aerospace | 72 |
| 3 | Quindar | 62 |
| 4 | Kayhan Space | 62 |
| 5 | Cognitive Space | 52 |

## Mobile web — 72, Fair

The mobile assessment treats the phone experience as a first-class part of the page.

![Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/orcaaerospace.com-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A24%3A45.166%2B00%3A00)

The annotated findings are:

1. **Uncollapsed navigation row:** The full desktop link row stacks beneath the logo, creating a tall double-decker header that pushes the hero down.
2. **Oversized wrapping headline:** **“Mission Control, Onboard”** wraps to three tall lines, pushing the email form and CTA below the first viewport.
3. **Five-line hero paragraph:** The long supporting paragraph adds to the vertical stack and displaces the **“Request a briefing”** button off-screen.

[View mobile fixes](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=orcaaerospace.com#opt-mobile-web) to convert these findings into a prioritized implementation checklist.

## Information hierarchy — 78, Fair

This assessment examines whether the design helps or inhibits the page’s intended message.

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/orcaaerospace.com.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A24%3A45.166%2B00%3A00)

The annotated findings are:

1. **“Talk to us” button:** The white pill outshines the blue **“Request a briefing”** CTA, splitting the fold between two competing asks.
2. **Navigation anchor links:** Four equal-weight links — **Problem, Our Answer, Founders, Join Us** — draw attention before the email capture.
3. **Email address field:** Its dark, low-contrast fill blends into the background and weakens the start of the conversion flow.

[View layout plan](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=orcaaerospace.com#opt-information-hierarchy) to turn these callouts into a sequenced plan to keep, move, merge, or remove elements.

## Competitors

We infer this comparison from product, audience, and value proposition.

1. Orca Aerospace — **68**
2. [Cognitive Space](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/cognitivespace.com) — **67**
3. [Antaris](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/antaris.space) — **64**
4. [Quindar](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/quindar.space) — **62**
5. [Kayhan Space](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/kayhan.space) — **62**

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