Making Satellites Autonomous
for satellite integrators and operators to enable the next step in in-orbit capabilities
Tools that enable autonomy
Mission Design Simulator
The simulator is comprehensive virtual environment where users can prototype and test their entire space mission in real-time using one software package.
RPO Kit
The RPO Kit is a COTS plug-and-play spacecraft payload designed to autonomously perform complex navigation manoeuvres. Leveraging advanced vision-based target identification and tracking.
Mission Design Simulator
Simulation software for next-gen space missions
- Simulation in real-time and faster
- Orbital mechanics simulation
- RPO & Docking simulation
- Moving ground assets simulation
- Mega-constellation design
- Monte Carlo analysis
- HIL/SIL simulation
- Synthetic visual data generation
- Matlab & Simulink integration
- External propagators: Tudat
- Python API
RPO Kit
Autonomy for complex space maneuvers
- 6DoF pose estimation
- Real-time onboard processing (10Hz+)
- Modular HW/SW architecture
- Docking accuracy: ≤4mm, ≤0,5°
Partners
We have successfully completed multiple contracts with the European Space Agency to develop the Mission Design Simulator and RPO Kit products. ESA acts as key technical authority, making sure our products are built for real space environment.
With the SnT team from University of Luxembourg we have successfully completed the eurostars2 project “Vision Based Navigation system (VBN) for autonomous satellite navigation in space” helping us further develop and test the first working prototype of our VBN system in a dedicated Zero-G facility.
World class researchers from the University of Adelaide are helping us improve our Deep Learning algorithms – a crucial part of our RPO Kit system as well as promoting the Mission Design Simulator to be adopted for teaching and research.
We are partnering with TUDelft to integrate their state-of-the-art TU Delft Astrodynamics Toolbox (TUDAT) – a powerful set of libraries that support our Mission Design Simulator’s orbit propagation.
