Structured Autopilot for Orbital Traffic

Not an alert.
An autopilot for your constellation.

OrbitFlow Dynamics is the first true autopilot for satellite constellations. We generate the complete, ready-to-execute maneuver command, coordinate it across the fleet, and guarantee its safety mathematically. The human operator retains final authority with a single "Approve & Execute" click — turning your team from ground operators into mission supervisors.

We react to unknown objects in minutes (not days) and handle both cooperative fleet members and non‑cooperative targets (debris, silent spacecraft) with equal rigor.

The Problem

Constellations are outgrowing alerts. Operators need an autopilot.

Close-approach events scale with every satellite added to orbit. Legacy alert systems hand you a risk score and walk away — the planning, coordination, command generation, and execution are still left to your ground team.

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Alerts don't solve the problem

Legacy providers stop at the conjunction alert. They tell you something might hit — but they don't tell you what to do about it. You are left to build the maneuver command manually.

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Independent avoidance wastes propellant

When each satellite dodges on its own, fleets burn more propellant than necessary and can create new conflicts while resolving old ones.

Unknown objects take days to resolve

Traditional systems wait 24–48 hours for a full tracking record before acting. In a dense LEO environment, that delay is a luxury you cannot afford.

🛰️  SpaceX alone reported roughly 300,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers to the FCC in 2025 — up about 50% year-over-year, and on pace to approach a million a year by 2027. Alerts are not enough; you need an autopilot.
Our Solution

A true autopilot, not a black-box alert

We are an autopilot, not another warning light. Our proprietary stack plans efficient routes, generates ready-to-execute commands, coordinates the entire fleet, reacts to unknowns in minutes, and guarantees safety before every burn.

01 — Intelligent Path Planning

Physics‑grounded, auditable maneuver generation

Our proprietary planning engine generates safe, low‑fuel trajectory options for each satellite. Every candidate is physically realistic and fully explainable — no black box, full regulatory auditability.

02 — Joint Fleet Coordination

Cooperative & non‑cooperative, handled together

A sophisticated decision layer selects optimal joint maneuvers across the fleet. For cooperative operators, we share intent and de‑conflict jointly. For non‑cooperative targets (debris, silent satellites), our adaptive layer responds safely without requiring their cooperation.

03 — Hard Safety Guarantee + Command Generation

A deterministic check, bundled with the command file

Every proposed maneuver is checked against hard separation constraints before it is ever sent to the spacecraft. The final output is a ready-to-upload command file, bundled with its mathematical safety certificate for your review and approval.

04 — Adaptive Unknown Object Response

React to fresh debris in minutes, not days

While legacy systems wait 24–48 hours for a full tracking record, OrbitFlow reacts safely to unexpected objects — even fresh debris with no tracking history — within minutes. Our adaptive layer handles both cooperative fleet members and non‑cooperative targets with equal rigor.

Demo

See the autopilot in action

Prototype walkthrough: intelligent path planning, command generation, fleet‑wide coordination, and adaptive response to unknown objects resolving a multi‑satellite encounter.

Why Us

Legacy STM gives you alerts. OrbitFlow gives you an autopilot.

LeoLabs, Slingshot Aerospace, COMSPOC, and the 18th SDS are alert engines — they hand you a risk score and walk away. We are a decision engine: we plan, generate the command, coordinate, and guarantee the outcome — while you keep final authority.

Legacy SSA / STM ProvidersOrbitFlow Dynamics (Autopilot)
Primary Function

Monitoring & alerting — conjunction data messages (CDMs).

Primary Function

Full autopilot — plans, generates commands, coordinates, and guarantees maneuvers.

Maneuver Generation

Manual, or left entirely to the customer's flight dynamics team.

Maneuver Generation

Automated, optimized low‑cost detours with ready-to-upload command files.

Fleet Coordination

None — isolated, satellite‑by‑satellite decision‑making.

Fleet Coordination

Joint optimization across the entire fleet, cooperative & non‑cooperative.

Unknown Objects

Waits 24–48 hours for tracking before acting.

Unknown Objects

Reacts safely within minutes to fresh debris/unknowns.

Safety Assurance

Statistical, probabilistic collision‑probability warnings.

Safety Assurance

A hard, deterministic safety shield with an audit log and safety certificate.

Command Delivery

Delivers a suggestion — operator must manually build and upload the command.

Command Delivery

Delivers a ready-to-execute command file with safety certificate; operator reviews and approves.

Human Role

Operator is the executor — does the heavy lifting to act on the alert.

Human Role

Operator is the supervisor — reviews the guarantee, clicks "Approve & Execute".

Operator Value Proposition

Why satellite operators choose OrbitFlow

This isn't a nice‑to‑have. It's fuel, staffing, unknown‑object readiness, compliance, and human oversight — the five things that determine whether a constellation is profitable and insurable.

01 · FUEL = MONEY

Direct bottom‑line ROI

Every unnecessary or oversized avoidance burn shortens a satellite's revenue‑generating lifespan. Finding the mathematical minimum ΔV detour preserves months to years of extra station‑keeping capability.

02 · 10x GROWTH, 1x STAFF

Operational scalability

Close‑approach events scale roughly quadratically with fleet size. No operator can hire enough engineers to hand‑review thousands of daily alerts — OrbitFlow automates the routine 95%+ of screening, planning, and command generation.

03 · UNKNOWN OBJECTS

Minutes, not days

Fresh debris appears without warning. Legacy systems wait for a track to build. OrbitFlow's adaptive response layer reacts within minutes — giving your fleet the best chance to avoid an unfolding threat.

04 · CERTIFIABLE AUTONOMY

Regulatory & insurance compliance

Insurers and regulators (FCC, FAA, EU Space Strategy) are demanding stricter, auditable avoidance plans. Our deterministic safety filter and command certificate provide the mathematical proof they require.

05 · HUMAN-ON-THE-LOOP

You keep the keys. We do the math.

OrbitFlow generates the optimal, ready-to-execute command file with a mathematical safety certificate. You review the proof and click "Approve & Execute" when ready. For routine events, set auto-authorization — transforming your team from ground operators into mission supervisors.

Beyond Station‑Keeping

Coordination matters most in the first 72 hours: LEOP

The Launch and Early Orbit Phase is the highest‑risk window in a satellite's life — beginning at separation from the rocket and lasting until the satellite reaches its operational orbit and passes initial testing.

STEP 1

Separation & De‑Tumbling

The satellite detaches and tumbles chaotically; ADCS fires magnetorquers or reaction wheels to stabilize it.

STEP 2

Acquisition of Signal

Ground stations establish telemetry links to verify health, power, and thermal status.

STEP 3

Orbit Determination

On rideshare launches, dozens of satellites deploy in tight clusters — tracking radars can't easily tell them apart for the first 24–72 hours.

STEP 4

Orbit Raising & Slotting

Thrusters raise the satellite from deployment altitude to its assigned operational slot.

STEP 5

In‑Orbit Commissioning

Payloads and cross‑links are calibrated before the satellite transitions to normal operations.

Why LEOP is extreme risk

  • Extreme conjunction density: dozens of satellites drift closely together with large positional‑uncertainty ellipsoids right after deployment.
  • Uncalibrated thrusters: maneuver execution errors are higher before in‑space thruster calibration is complete.
  • Crossing crowded shells: a newly deployed satellite must cut through existing constellations, like Starlink or OneWeb, as it raises orbit.
  • Unknown objects: fresh debris from the launch or other breakups can appear without warning.

How OrbitFlow helps

  • High‑covariance screening and pathing throughout continuous low‑thrust orbit raising.
  • Safe navigation for newly deployed clusters during de‑tumbling and separation, before catalog IDs are fully settled.
  • Minutes‑not‑days response to unknown debris that may appear in the vicinity.
  • Ready-to-execute commands with safety certificates for operator review during the most chaotic phase.
Market Opportunity

Avoidance is routine.
Autopilots aren't — yet.

~30
Avoidance maneuvers per satellite per year, fleet‑wide average at scale
SpaceX FCC filings, 2025
~2
Actionable conjunction alerts per satellite, per week, needing analyst follow‑up
ESA Collision Avoidance Challenge
1M
Projected annual maneuvers across just one mega‑constellation by 2027
KeepTrack, 2026 estimate

Conjunction alerts are now a standing operational cost for every constellation operator. But alerts are not solutions. As maneuver volume climbs toward one million per year, independent per‑satellite avoidance stops being merely inefficient and starts actively working against itself. Operators no longer need another alert system — they need an autopilot that plans, generates commands, coordinates, and guarantees the fleet's response, while keeping them in the loop.

Target customers: LEO constellation operators, SSA providers looking to extend beyond screening into autonomous maneuver planning, and satellite insurers who need an auditable safety case.

"The hard part isn't spotting the conjunction. It's deciding what every satellite involved should do about it — together, instantly, and with a guarantee. OrbitFlow does the math; the operator clicks 'Go'."
Roadmap & The Ask

From working prototype
to validated multi‑satellite autopilot demo

Full orbit propagation, two‑stage conjunction screening, verified frame transforms, and the intelligent path planner already run end‑to‑end on synthetic scenarios — including adaptive responses to simulated unknown objects and command-file generation.

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Coordination Integration

Coordination layer integrated with the path planner — a fast, working multi‑satellite baseline.

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Adaptive Response Layer

Unknown‑object detection and minutes‑not‑days reaction logic developed and benchmarked.

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Validated Demo

Multi‑satellite avoidance and unknown‑object response demonstrated against realistic scenarios.

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Operator Pilot

Pilot deployment with a constellation operator or SSA provider on real conjunction data.

Raising a pre‑seed round

To fund the path from prototype to a validated multi‑satellite autopilot demo, and to bring on a technical co‑founder with orbital mechanics / controls background. We're also looking for a pilot conversation with a constellation operator or SSA provider.

Team

Two co‑founders.
Built for this problem specifically.

CTO & Co‑Founder

Menah Hammad

Space Systems Engineer. M.Sc. Satellite Technology, Würzburg / Carleton. Spacecraft autonomy, GNC, and applied machine learning across five countries and seven institutions.

github.com/menatallh →
CEO & Co‑Founder

May Hammad

Space Systems Engineer. M.Sc. Satellite Technology, Würzburg / Carleton. Reinforcement learning for constellation design at ZFT Würzburg. Published researcher in spaceborne optical navigation.

github.com/mayhammad277 →