Spaceflux
Spaceflux operates a proprietary global optical sensor network and AI-driven Cortex platform to deliver space domain awareness tracking data to allied governments, defence agencies, and commercial satellite operators from LEO to cislunar.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Spaceflux does
Spaceflux is a UK-based optical space domain awareness (SDA) company founded in April 2022 in London by Dr Marco Rocchetto (CEO), Prof. Ingo Waldmann (CTO), and Marcel Debczynski (CCO). The company operates a proprietary global network of ground-based optical telescopes — currently 15 sites across five continents, expanding to 25 by 2026 — equipped with 70cm-class optics and Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) cameras that enable continuous day-and-night tracking from LEO to GEO and cislunar. Sensor data is processed by edge AI at each station and delivered as Tracking Data Messages (TDMs) in CCSDS KVN format via the cloud-native Cortex analytics platform within approximately 90 seconds of observation, with detection thresholds down to 2.5 cm in LEO and 10 cm in GEO. Spaceflux Labs, a dedicated research division launched in October 2024, develops proprietary AI/ML models including diffusion-based image denoising, Bayesian launch identification (transformers plus normalising flows), and Simulation-Based Inference for cislunar tracking.
Spaceflux's customers are primarily allied governments and defence agencies. The company is the sole contracted commercial provider across all three UK National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) SST contracts (LEO, GEO, rapid-response tasking), supplies tracking data to UK Space Command, UK Space Agency, and Dstl, and was selected by MDA Space in April 2026 to deliver three optical observatories for Canada's Surveillance of Space 2 programme. Revenue is generated through multi-year government contracts, recurring Cortex tracking-data subscriptions, on-demand tasking of the optical network, turnkey Miru Station hardware deployments (up to 1m telescopes, ~6-month installation, 10-year design life), and Spaceflux Labs R&D/consultancy services. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales to governments with a self-serve Cortex platform motion for commercial satellite operators and insurers, and a multi-phenomenology consortium (Safran, GMV, Look Up, EOS, Optera) that bundles complementary radar and sensor data with Spaceflux's optical layer for NSpOC-aligned customers.
The company has scaled rapidly since 2023: first UK government contract in March 2023, three UK Space Command/UKSA contracts in November 2023, Project Nyx Alpha optical SSA sensor installation in Cyprus in April 2024, Dstl Infra-Red Sensor contract in September 2024, Italian subsidiary opening in December 2024, NATO DIANA selection in December 2025, and an MoU with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan in June 2026. Cumulative disclosed funding totals £9 million (£5.4M seed in July 2025 plus a £3.5M extension in April 2026), and governance has been institutionalised through the April 2026 appointment of former UK Joint Forces Commander General Sir Christopher Deverell to the Board of Directors.
Spaceflux firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Spaceflux
- Legal name
- Spaceflux Ltd
- Website
- https://spaceflux.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Spaceflux operates a proprietary global optical sensor network and AI-driven Cortex platform to deliver space domain awareness tracking data to allied governments, defence agencies, and commercial satellite operators from LEO to cislunar.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Spaceflux industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Space Domain Awareness / Space Surveillance and Tracking
- NAICS
- Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Satellite Telecommunications (5174), Satellite Telecommunications (51741)
- SIC
- Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Spacecraft Avionics, Flight Computers & Software (IMABACAI), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)
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Where Spaceflux is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- London
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Spaceflux business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Tracking Data Subscriptions: Recurring subscription for access to high-precision Tracking Data Messages (TDMs) and live tasking of the global sensor network; integrated through the Cortex cloud platform.
- On-Demand Tasking: Event-based or ad-hoc tasking of the optical network for tailored orbits, revisit rates and sensor utilisation; pay-per-task or event-based commercial model.
- Hardware Solutions (Miru Stations): One-time / project-based sale and deployment of sovereign optical SST hardware packages (up to 1m telescopes, sensor controllers, Cortex software) to defence and government customers; typically installed and operational in ~6 months.
- Spaceflux Labs R&D and Consultancy: Custom R&D, prototyping and consultancy services delivered by Spaceflux Labs to defence customers (e.g., Dstl infrared sensor demonstrator) and research partners.
- Multi-year UK Government SST Contracts: Multi-year, multimillion-pound contracts awarded by UK Space Agency and UK MoD under the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) framework covering LEO, GEO and rapid-response tasking.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Tracking Data Subscriptions (long-term, consistent monitoring for high-value assets with flexible deployment models) |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | On-Demand Tasking (ad hoc or event-based tracking) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Custom Hardware Solutions (sovereign Miru Station packages) |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Platform access (Cortex) for Authorised Users |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
Spaceflux product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Spaceflux operates a proprietary global optical sensor network of 70cm-class telescopes with Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) cameras and delivers real-time Tracking Data Messages through its cloud-native Cortex AI platform to governments, defence agencies and commercial satellite operators. It also sells sovereign Miru Station hardware packages, on-demand tasking, Pattern of Life analytics, and Spaceflux Labs R&D/consultancy services for space domain awareness applications from LEO to GEO and Cislunar.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Spaceflux Labs: Dedicated research division of Spaceflux, launched October 2024, focused on advancing Space Situational Awareness and Space Domain Awareness through AI, sensor fusion, and advanced analytics. Led by co-founder Prof. Ingo Waldmann.
Products and services
- Cortex Platform Cloud-native, AI-driven software platform powering real-time orbital intelligence. Provides live tasking, instant alerts, object detection/characterization, behavioural analytics, and delivers Tracking Data Messages within 90 seconds of observation. Integrates sensor-edge processing with secure cloud delivery.
- Tracking Data Subscriptions Long-term optical tracking data subscriptions for satellites and debris from LEO to GEO. Provides sub-arcsecond accuracy and millisecond-timestamped Tracking Data Messages in CCSDS KVN format via RESTful APIs, webhooks, or SFTP. Sold to governments, defence agencies, satellite operators and insurers.
- Hardware Solutions (Spaceflux Miru Stations) Field-proven integrated optical SST nodes including telescopes (up to 1 m), integrated sensor controllers, optional SWIR cameras for daytime tracking, and the Cortex software platform. Provides sovereign, independent space surveillance capability with 10-year design life and Cortex-driven autonomy. Typically installed and operational within ~6 months for defence and government customers.
- Intelligent Services (Pattern of Life & Analytics) AI-enhanced analytics services including predictive neighbourhood watch (conjunction analysis), object correlation and behavioural trends, and custom reports/visualization layers. Powered by Cortex and Pattern of Life analytics that distinguishes controlled spacecraft from uncontrolled debris via calibrated photometry at scale.
- On-Demand Tasking Event-based or ad-hoc tasking of Spaceflux's global optical sensor network for tailored orbits, revisit rates and sensor utilisation. Billed on a pay-per-task or event-based commercial model, complementing long-term Tracking Data Subscriptions.
- Spaceflux Labs R&D and Consultancy Dedicated London-based research division providing custom R&D, prototyping and consultancy services to defence customers (e.g., Dstl infrared sensor demonstrator) and research partners. Hosts projects on self-calibrating sensors, track-before-detect, sensor fusion, diffusion models for image denoising, Bayesian launch identification and continuous GEO belt surveillance prototypes.
Companies that use Spaceflux
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Spaceflux technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration7 records
AI capability3 records
Feature9 records
Spaceflux partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Mitsubishi Electric CorporationflagshipMemorandum of Understanding signed to explore collaboration in Space Domain Awareness in Japan, leveraging Spaceflux's optical sensing expertise with Mitsubishi Electric's engineering heritage and Japanese market presence. Frames a path toward a more detailed commercial agreement; aligned with UK-Japan 'Enhanced Global Strategic Partner' deepening partnership.
- MDA Space Ltd.flagshipMulti-million-dollar contract under which Spaceflux serves as the optical systems provider for MDA Space's delivery of Canada's 'Surveillance of Space 2' programme for the Canadian Armed Forces. Spaceflux will deliver three new ground-based telescope observatories in Alberta, Manitoba, and New Brunswick by 2028, extending capabilities beyond the existing Sapphire deep-space monitoring satellite.
- Telescope LivecoreStrategic partnership combining Spaceflux's machine learning capabilities with Telescope Live's research-grade telescope network and global partnership of observatories. Enables Spaceflux to access Telescope Live's telescopes to track spacecraft and debris on a global scale; Spaceflux CEO Marco Rocchetto also founded Telescope Live.
- SafrancoreMember of Spaceflux-led multi-phenomenology consortium delivering sovereign UK SST data to the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC), bundling complementary radar/sensor capabilities with Spaceflux's optical layer.
- GMVcoreMember of Spaceflux-led multi-phenomenology consortium delivering sovereign UK SST data to NSpOC, alongside Safran, Look Up, EOS, and Optera.
- Look UpcoreMember of Spaceflux-led multi-phenomenology consortium delivering sovereign UK SST data to NSpOC.
- EOS (Electro Optic Systems)coreMember of Spaceflux-led multi-phenomenology consortium delivering sovereign UK SST data to NSpOC.
- OpteracoreMember of Spaceflux-led multi-phenomenology consortium delivering sovereign UK SST data to NSpOC.
- Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)minorSpaceflux graduated from the CDL Space stream (2022-2023 cohort) at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto; CDL has produced over $26 billion in equity value creation across its alumni.
- SpaceFounders
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights9 records
Spaceflux competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- LeoLabs: (Already listed; retained as direct peer anchor for ranking.)
- LeoLabs: US-based Space Situational Awareness company operating a global network of phased-array radars plus optical sensors to track LEO debris and satellites. Direct competitor to Spaceflux in commercial and government tracking data subscriptions.
- ExoAnalytic Solutions: US optical SSA company with a global network of ground-based telescopes providing tracking data for LEO, MEO, GEO and cislunar objects. Closest direct peer to Spaceflux in optical-only sovereign tracking, particularly for US DoD and commercial operators.
- Slingshot Aerospace: AI-driven space simulation and SSA company offering optical and radar data fusion plus analytics platforms for governments and commercial operators. Directly comparable to Spaceflux's Cortex-led, multi-sensor approach.
Broad incumbents
- GMV: Large European space and defence technology provider delivering SST/SSA systems, orbital surveillance software, and ground segment solutions. Comparable as both a competitor and partner (member of Spaceflux's NSpOC consortium).
- L3Harris Technologies: US defence prime with a substantial space domain awareness portfolio including optical and radar tracking systems for the US Space Force and allies. Comparable as a broad incumbent pursuing many of the same sovereign SST programmes Spaceflux targets.
- BAE Systems: Global defence prime with growing space domain awareness and orbital surveillance capabilities, particularly for the UK MoD. Comparable as a competing large incumbent for the same sovereign defence procurement dollars Spaceflux pursues.
Emerging players
- NorthStar Earth & Space: Canada-based space situational awareness provider combining space-based optical sensors with ground infrastructure to deliver tracking and collision avoidance services. Comparable in mission and customer overlap with Spaceflux's Canadian programme work.
- Kayhan Space: US startup providing commercial satellite collision avoidance and autonomous space traffic management software. Comparable to the analytics/decision-support layer of Spaceflux's Cortex platform, though narrower in scope (software-only, no proprietary sensors).
- Privateer Space: US startup building space data and analytics products for orbital situational awareness and debris tracking. Comparable as a younger commercial peer pursuing adjacent SSA analytics market segments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Spaceflux social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance5 records
Spaceflux financial estimates
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Spaceflux leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
Spaceflux subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Spaceflux funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors6 records
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Spaceflux M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Spaceflux
What does Spaceflux do?
Spaceflux operates a proprietary global optical sensor network of 70cm-class telescopes with Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) cameras and delivers real-time Tracking Data Messages through its cloud-native Cortex AI platform to governments, defence agencies and commercial satellite operators. It also sells sovereign Miru Station hardware packages, on-demand tasking, Pattern of Life analytics, and Spaceflux Labs R&D/consultancy services for space domain awareness applications from LEO to GEO and Cislunar.
Is Spaceflux a public or private company?
Spaceflux is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Spaceflux founded?
Spaceflux was founded in 2022. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Spaceflux based?
Spaceflux is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Spaceflux make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Tracking Data Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are on-Demand Tasking, hardware Solutions (Miru Stations), spaceflux Labs R&D and Consultancy and multi-year UK Government SST Contracts.
Who are Spaceflux's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are LeoLabs, LeoLabs, ExoAnalytic Solutions and Slingshot Aerospace. Broad incumbents are GMV, L3Harris Technologies and BAE Systems. Emerging players are NorthStar Earth & Space, Kayhan Space and Privateer Space.
Does Spaceflux have an API?
Yes. Spaceflux delivers Tracking Data Messages (TDMs) in CCSDS KVN format via RESTful APIs, webhooks, or direct SFTP with UK MoD-compliant cybersecurity measures. The Cortex platform exposes real-time data locally at the sensor edge and securely in the cloud. Access requires approved account registration via app.spaceflux.io. The Platform Terms & Conditions govern Customer access and use. Developer documentation is at spaceflux.io/platform-terms-conditions.
What industry is Spaceflux in?
Spaceflux's product category is Space Domain Awareness / Space Surveillance and Tracking. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABACAB, Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial), with a secondary code of IMABACAI, Spacecraft Avionics, Flight Computers & Software. Its NAICS code is 336414 and its SIC code is 3760.