About
Spaceflux is a European sovereign Space Domain Awareness (SDA) company headquartered in London, UK. It addresses the growing challenge of orbital congestion and space debris by delivering real-time, high-precision optical intelligence across all orbital regimes — LEO, GEO, and Cislunar. Using a proprietary global network of 70cm-class telescopes equipped with Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) cameras, Spaceflux enables continuous space surveillance day and night, detecting and characterising objects as small as 2.5 cm in LEO and 10 cm in GEO. At the core of the platform is Cortex, a cloud-native, secure command-and-intelligence layer that delivers tracked object data typically within 90 seconds of observation. Cortex supports live tasking, real-time visualisation, instant alerts, fleet-wide anomaly detection, and AI-driven predictive modelling of resident space objects (RSOs). Spaceflux's network spans five continents and is expanding to 25 global sites by 2026, providing sovereign-grade, redundant coverage with no single point of failure. The system is engineered for national security use cases, with encryption, rigorous access controls, and tamper-resistant design at every layer. Primary customers include government space agencies, defence organisations, and commercial satellite operators who require reliable, actionable intelligence for collision avoidance, anomaly detection, and strategic mission assurance.
Key Features
- Global Optical Sensor Network: A proprietary network of 70cm-class telescopes with SWIR cameras deployed across five continents, enabling 24/7 orbital surveillance from LEO to GEO and Cislunar space.
- Cortex Intelligence Platform: A secure, cloud-native platform that delivers live tasking, real-time alerts, orbital visualisation, and tracked object data within approximately 90 seconds of observation.
- AI-Driven Analytics: Machine learning algorithms enable precise object detection, track characterisation, predictive trajectory modelling, and fleet-wide anomaly detection for resident space objects.
- Sub-Arcsecond LEO Tracking: Detects and tracks LEO objects as small as 2.5 cm with sub-arcsecond accuracy, providing minute-level responsiveness for collision avoidance and asset protection.
- Sovereign & Secure by Design: Infrastructure built for national operational control with end-to-end encryption, rigorous access controls, and tamper-resistant hardware supporting strategic mission assurance.
Use Cases
- Government space agencies monitoring orbital congestion and tracking all resident space objects for national space traffic management programmes.
- Satellite operators using real-time anomaly detection and collision avoidance alerts to protect their on-orbit assets from debris or manoeuvring spacecraft.
- Defence and intelligence organisations requiring sovereign, tamper-resistant space domain awareness to detect and characterise adversarial space activities.
- Commercial constellation operators leveraging fleet-wide tracking and predictive modelling to plan safe orbital insertion and decommissioning manoeuvres.
- Space research institutions accessing high-precision optical observation data for academic study of orbital mechanics, debris evolution, and space environment characterisation.
Pros
- Day-and-Night Continuous Coverage: SWIR-enabled optical sensors break the traditional limitation of optical astronomy, delivering uninterrupted space surveillance regardless of sunlight conditions.
- Near Real-Time Data Delivery: The Cortex platform delivers intelligence within ~90 seconds of observation, enabling operators to respond rapidly to emerging threats or anomalies in orbit.
- Sovereign-Grade Infrastructure: Purpose-built for government and defence customers with strict security controls, redundant multi-site coverage, and no single point of failure.
- Broad Orbital Coverage: Unlike many SDA providers focused on a single orbit, Spaceflux covers LEO, GEO, and Cislunar orbits from a single integrated platform.
Cons
- Enterprise-Only Pricing: Spaceflux is designed for governments and large commercial satellite operators; there are no self-service or SME-accessible pricing tiers publicly available.
- Network Still Expanding: The planned 25-site global network is not yet complete (target 2026), which may leave some geographic coverage gaps in the interim.
- Narrow Vertical Focus: The platform is purpose-built for space domain awareness; it has no applicability outside the space industry, limiting its audience significantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What orbits does Spaceflux cover?
Spaceflux provides tracking and surveillance across all major orbital regimes, including Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Geostationary Orbit (GEO), and Cislunar space, using its global network of optical telescopes.
How quickly does Spaceflux deliver tracking data?
The Cortex platform typically delivers tracked object data within 90 seconds of observation, enabling near real-time situational awareness and rapid operator response.
What is the smallest object Spaceflux can detect?
In LEO, Spaceflux can detect and track objects as small as 2.5 cm. In GEO, the minimum detectable object size is approximately 10 cm, thanks to 70cm-class telescopes and advanced SWIR cameras.
Does Spaceflux work during daylight hours?
Yes. Spaceflux uses Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) optical technology that allows continuous space surveillance day and night, overcoming a key limitation of traditional optical space tracking.
Who are Spaceflux's primary customers?
Spaceflux primarily serves government agencies, national space programmes, defence organisations, and commercial satellite operators that require sovereign, high-assurance orbital intelligence.
