ORC Fleet Tracker
Current operational status of all four ORC vehicles. OCELOT cannot confirm these readings. S. Okafor has confirmed them instead. S. Okafor checks daily. Sometimes twice. S. Okafor checks Patience three times. Patience is fine.
Current fleet positions
Status updated by S. Okafor. OCELOT would normally log these positions automatically. OCELOT is offline. S. Okafor updates the record manually. S. Okafor has not complained about this.
“Maud”
| Mission | ORC-2025-399 |
| Zone | GEO |
| Return | TBC |
| Plan | P. Patel V11 |
| Condition | Operational |
| Missions completed | 16 |
“Reg”
| Last mission | ORC-2026-014 |
| Returned | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Sign-off | S. Okafor · 14 Feb 2026 |
| Condition | Ready · fuelled |
| Missions completed | 13 |
| Unscheduled maintenance | 0 · S. Okafor is suspicious |
“Marigold”
| Status | Unscheduled maintenance |
| Location | Hangar 7 · Aeropark Estate |
| Duration | calculating… |
| Scope expansions | 3 · Finance has been informed each time |
| Engineer | S. Okafor |
| S. Okafor comment | “No comment.” |
“Patience”
| Status | On standby |
| Duration | calculating… |
| Mission assigned | No |
| Mission pending | Unconfirmed |
| Condition | She is fine |
| S. Okafor | Has checked. She is fine. |
Technical specifications
Fleet technical data compiled by S. Okafor. S. Okafor has reviewed this table. S. Okafor has confirmed it is accurate. S. Okafor has noted one figure is approximate. S. Okafor will not specify which one.
| Parameter | ORC-V1 “Maud” | ORC-V2 “Reg” | ORC-V3 “Marigold” | ORC-V4 “Patience” |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioned | 2011 | 2014 | 2021 | 2024 (recommissioned) |
| Fuel capacity | 4,200 L | 3,800 L | 8,100 L | 3,600 L |
| Max payload | 2,400 kg | 2,100 kg | 10,000 kg | 1,800 kg |
| Orbital range | LEO · MEO · GEO | LEO · MEO | LEO | LEO · MEO |
| Capture method | Robotic grapple | Robotic grapple | Net + robotic consolidation | Robotic grapple |
| Missions completed | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 solo · 2 co-deployed |
| Unscheduled maintenance incidents | 3 (including INC-2024-032) | 0 · S. Okafor: suspicious | 1 (ongoing · scope expanded 3×) | 0 |
| Current status | On mission | Available | Maintenance | Standby |
| S. Okafor condition assessment | “Good for her age” | “I am watching it carefully” | “No comment” | “She is fine” |
Individual vehicle profiles
Extended operational history for each ORC vehicle. Mission records sourced from the ORC mission log. Maintenance records sourced from S. Okafor’s engineering files and, where applicable, the incident register.
“Maud”
ORC’s first vehicle. Commissioned in 2011 when ORC was granted its original operating licence under ORS/L/2011/0042. Maud completed ORC’s first commercial retrieval in 2013. She is now the oldest active orbital retrieval vehicle in ORC’s fleet and, to ORC’s knowledge, one of the oldest active orbital retrieval vehicles in commercial operation. M. Hargreaves does not use the word “old.” M. Hargreaves says “experienced.” S. Okafor says “fine but old.”
Maud is one of two ORC vehicles capable of GEO operations. Her fuel capacity of 4,200L and extended orbital range make her the default assignment for complex or high-altitude missions. P. Patel has assigned Maud to GEO operations on nine occasions. P. Patel has described her as “dependable, if a little characterful.” S. Okafor has not elaborated on what characterful means.
“Reg”
ORC’s second vehicle, commissioned in 2014 as mission volume increased beyond Maud’s capacity alone. Reg has completed 13 missions across LEO and MEO without a single unscheduled maintenance event. S. Okafor finds this statistically improbable and has said so. S. Okafor inspects Reg more frequently than the other vehicles because of this. S. Okafor has found nothing wrong. S. Okafor does not find this reassuring.
P. Patel has noted that Reg “handles cleanly,” which is P. Patel’s highest vehicle compliment. P. Patel has also noted this when assigning Reg to missions involving complex approach geometries. Reg is currently available for mission assignment. A. Kowalski has confirmed this.
“Marigold”
ORC’s heavy-lift vehicle, commissioned in 2021 to handle the S-03 Bulk Clearance service. Marigold is the only ORC vehicle capable of net deployment and multi-object consolidation. Her 8,100L fuel capacity and 10,000kg payload rating make her unique in the fleet. She has completed four missions. S. Okafor led the commission project. S. Okafor is proud of Marigold. S. Okafor will not say this directly.
Marigold entered unscheduled maintenance in March 2026. The maintenance scope has expanded three times. S. Okafor has declined to comment on the specifics on each of the three occasions. Finance has submitted a formal query. S. Okafor has not responded. A. Kowalski is monitoring the situation.
“Patience”
ORC-V4 was originally built as a fast-response vehicle for the S-02 Express Retrieval service. She was taken out of service in 2019 for an extended refit and recommissioned in 2024. She has since been deployed in a co-support role on two missions and has been on standby since February 2026. Patience has not yet completed a solo mission. M. Hargreaves has said this is not a reflection on Patience. M. Hargreaves has said this on multiple occasions. The number of occasions has increased over time.
Patience is ORC’s designated S-02 vehicle. Her 3,600L fuel capacity and 4–8 week lead time make her the natural assignment for accelerated retrieval requests. She is certified, fuelled, and ready. A mission will be assigned. M. Hargreaves has confirmed this without specifying when.
Fleet maintenance record
Maintenance events across all ORC vehicles. Compiled from S. Okafor’s engineering files and the incident register. Click any entry to expand. Filter by vehicle below.
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