ONBOARD AI COMPUTE
Real-time processing
at the edge in space
Autonomous intelligence for space
INTELLIGENCEIN ORBIT.
AI compute in orbit. A safer and smarter space environment.
We are developing neuromorphic AI for satellites—starting with space-debris detection and autonomous orbital awareness—with a long-term path toward computing infrastructure in space.
NEUROMORPHIC AI · ONBOARD INTELLIGENCE · ORBITAL COMPUTE
AUTONOMOUS ORBITAL SYSTEMS
SENSE · CLASSIFY · RESPOND
Our mission
Protecting today.
Computing tomorrow.
Space is becoming critical infrastructure. Direct Orbital is focused on giving satellites greater intelligence at the edge—beginning with debris detection and orbital awareness—and building toward a future where compute can operate directly in space.
Space safety
Detect and track orbital objects to support safer operations.
Orbital compute infrastructure
Enable AI compute and data processing directly in orbit.
Technology
Intelligence at
the point of sensing.
Our approach starts with a focused problem: bringing efficient, real-time AI processing closer to satellite sensors. Orbital compute infrastructure is the next strategic step—not a claim of an already deployed service.
01 / PERCEPTION
Neuromorphic AI
Research and develop efficient algorithms for real-time sensing and analysis in power- and resource-constrained space environments.
02 / AUTONOMY
Onboard orbital intelligence
Process satellite imagery and sensor data for object detection, classification, tracking, and faster operational decisions.
03 / INFRASTRUCTURE
AI compute in orbit
Advance toward satellite-hosted computing, in-orbit data processing, and orbital data-center concepts for future workloads.
Beyond detection
Compute should go where the data is.
Our long-term thesis is to move selected computing workloads closer to space-based sensors and systems. Orbital compute infrastructure could enable in-orbit processing and AI inference while reducing the need to send every raw data stream back to Earth.
IN-ORBIT PROCESSINGProcess selected data closer to its source.
SPACE-BASED AIExplore satellite-hosted inference workloads.
ENERGY AWARENESSDesign around the power and thermal limits of space.
INFRASTRUCTUREBuild toward orbital compute systems over time.
Roadmap
A focused start.
A larger orbital future.
We are prioritizing a defined first application and sequencing expansion around technical feasibility and mission needs.
PHASE 01 · IMMEDIATE FOCUS
Satellite neuromorphic AI
Develop algorithms and onboard intelligence for space-debris detection, orbital-object tracking, and space situational awareness.
PHASE 02 · NEXT
Orbital compute infrastructure
Explore satellite-hosted AI inference, in-orbit data processing, and systems to support future computing workloads in space.
PHASE 03 · LONG TERM
Autonomous systems
Potential expansion into embedded AI, robotics, humanoid systems, and other autonomous technologies alongside the core space platform.
Direct Orbital
Building the next layer of space infrastructure.
Direct Orbital is a space-technology venture focused on neuromorphic AI for satellites and the long-term development of orbital computing infrastructure. We aim to bring more intelligence and processing capability closer to the space-based systems that need it.
01 — Start with a real mission
Focus first on satellite-based debris detection and orbital awareness.
02 — Engineer for constraints
Account for power, latency, autonomy, and limited onboard resources.
03 — Scale the capability
Progress toward orbital computing as technology, partnerships, and mission requirements mature.
Intelligence for the next orbital era.
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