Ecliptic

What Ecliptic does

Ecliptic is a product-oriented space-technology company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, that designs and manufactures space avionics and imaging systems for commercial, civil, and defense markets. The company's portfolio is anchored by two product lines: RocketCam and related satellite camera systems (including single-camera visible/LWIR/SWIR/multispectral configurations and multi-camera digital video systems), and space avionics including payload controllers, sequencers, and a NASA Human-Rated Class 1 Layer 3 16-port Gigabit Ethernet switch qualified for 15-year deep space missions. Ecliptic has supplied flight hardware for over 220 successful space missions since 2001, including Space Shuttle, ISS, Cygnus cargo vehicles, Vulcan launches, GRAIL, LCROSS, ASTERIA, and Artemis Gateway programs. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spanish technology group ARQUIMEA since July 2023, Ecliptic has access to complementary R&D capabilities in photonics, quantum technologies, robotics, and AI that feed into its product roadmap.

The company serves three primary customer segments: civil space (NASA and government agencies requiring human-rated, radiation-tolerant systems), commercial space (satellite operators, launch providers, and rideshare platforms), and defense space (DoD and defense contractors). Its customer roster includes NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, MAXAR, ViaSat, ULA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, Made In Space, and JPL, with mission-critical roles across launch monitoring, payload control, communications, and situational awareness. Ecliptic generates revenue primarily through custom hardware sales of shipsets and complete subsystems, supplemented by engineering services for co-development partnerships such as the Deep Space Flight Computer (DSFC) Series with The Extraterrestrial Investment Company. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting aerospace primes and government agencies, with long procurement cycles typical of space-grade hardware qualification.

The company has expanded beyond its heritage avionics and cameras into SpaceVPX-based modular deep space computing, space wireless networking products (wireless access points, cameras, and remote interface units), and three Orbital R&D initiatives in AI, robotics, and quantum technologies. Products are offered in three mission-aligned tiers ranging from radiation-hardened through radiation-tolerant to flight-heritage COTS, allowing Ecliptic to address both cost-sensitive commercial constellations and high-end human-rated exploration missions.

Name

Ecliptic

Legal name

ECLIPTIC ENTERPRISES CORPORATIONS

Website

https://eclipticenterprises.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecliptic designs and manufactures space-grade avionics and imaging systems, including RocketCam video systems, payload controllers, sequencers, and NASA human-rated Ethernet switches, serving NASA and major US space primes across commercial, civil, and defense markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Avionics and Imaging Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Spacecraft Avionics, Flight Computers & Software (IMABACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Space Payloads & Instruments (Sensors, Comms, EO/IR) (IMABACAD)

Keywords

• Space avionics systems
• Satellite camera imaging
• Space flight computers
• Radiation-tolerant electronics
• Onboard video systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Space Avionics and Imaging Hardware Sales: Ecliptic generates revenue through the design, manufacture, test, and sale of custom space avionics and imaging systems including cameras, controllers, sequencers, Ethernet switches, and video systems. Revenue is project-based with long sales cycles typical of aerospace procurement. Customers include space agencies, primes, and commercial space companies.
2. Custom Development and Engineering Services: Ecliptic provides custom engineering and co-development services as part of strategic partnerships and development agreements, such as the Deep Space Flight Computer collaboration with The Extraterrestrial Investment Company.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ecliptic designs, manufactures, tests, and qualifies rugged aerospace-grade space avionics and imaging systems — including onboard video systems (RocketCam), payload controllers and sequencers, Layer 3 Ethernet switches, and wireless networking hardware — for rockets, satellites, and spacecraft operating in civil, commercial, and defense space programs. The company provides custom-engineered systems across radiation-hardened, radiation-tolerant, and heritage-COTS configurations, supported by co-development and engineering services.

Product overview

Ecliptic offers a comprehensive portfolio of space avionics and imaging systems with over 20 years of flight heritage spanning 150+ missions. The product portfolio is organized into two main lines: Satellite Cameras (including RocketCam™ flagship video systems, Single Camera Video Systems, and Multi-Camera Digital Video Systems supporting various spectral bands) and Avionics (including Payload Controllers/Sequencers and Layer 3 Ethernet Switches). The company has expanded into wireless networking with Space Wireless Access Points, Cameras, and Remote Interface Units. A new Deep Space Flight Computer (DSFC) Series platform based on SpaceVPX architecture is under development. Ecliptic also conducts R&D through three Orbital research initiatives (AI, Robotics, and Photonics/Quantum) that feed technology into product development. Products range from heritage COTS to radiation-hardened configurations serving civil, commercial, and defense space programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RocketCam: Flagship onboard video system product family for rockets and spacecraft with over 150 mission successes.
• Deep Space Flight Computer (DSFC) Series

Products and services

• RocketCam™ Video Systems Flagship onboard video system family for rockets and spacecraft providing real-time high-definition imaging for launch monitoring, vehicle inspection, and situational awareness. Over 150 mission successes including Space Shuttle, ISS, and lunar missions.
• Single Camera Video Systems Configurable single-camera imaging systems supporting visible (SD, Full HD, 4K), LWIR, SWIR, VNIR, Cooled MWIR, multispectral, spectrometers/hyperspectral, and Star Tracker configurations for space missions.
• Multi-Camera Digital Video Systems Scalable video system supporting 8 or more cameras in a single solution with optional sandbox for customer-specific AI-driven algorithms. Host interface options include MIL-STD-1553B CMD & TLM or LVDS, RS422, UART.
• Payload Controller and Sequencer Space avionics product for power conditioning and switching, video sequencing, digitizing, compression, formatting, storage, and downlink of mission data. Designed, tested, and qualified for hostile space environments.
• Layer 3 Ethernet Switch 16-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch designed, tested, and qualified for harsh space environments. NASA human-rated Class 1 switch for 15-year mission-critical applications, ensuring resilient fault-tolerant communications for crewed spacecraft and deep-space operations.
• Space Wireless Access Point Wireless networking product enabling high-throughput, reliable wireless communications within spacecraft and space station modules. Reduces cabling reliance while improving system scalability and simplifying integration.
• Space Wireless Camera Wireless imaging product extending Ecliptic's heritage of 500+ cameras flown in space. Provides real-time imaging for crew safety, equipment monitoring, docking operations, and situational awareness with wireless architecture for flexible deployment.
• Space Wireless Remote Interface Unit (RIU) Wireless connectivity product providing direct wireless interface to instruments and subsystems, eliminating dedicated wired interfaces. Enables modular spacecraft architectures, faster payload integration, and reduced system complexity.
• Deep Space Flight Computer (DSFC) Series Modular and scalable radiation-tolerant computing platform built on the SpaceVPX open standard for space missions from LEO to deep space. Includes Single Board Computer, FPGA Processing Board, Storage Board, Network Switch Board, and Power Supply Board modules. Available in radiation-hardened to COTS configurations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 220+ successful space missions across Space Shuttle, ISS, lunar, and deep space programs since 2001
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and major.

• The Extraterrestrial Investment CompanyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Ecliptic and The Extraterrestrial Investment Company entered a strategic development agreement in April 2026 to co-design the Deep Space Flight Computer (DSFC) Series, a modular radiation-tolerant computing suite built on the SpaceVPX open standard. The collaboration targets civil, commercial, and defense space missions from LEO to deep space, aiming to build scalable infrastructure for the emerging deep space economy. The DSFC Series includes five core modules.
• United Launch Alliance (ULA)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2024Ecliptic was awarded a contract in July 2024 to supply ULA with RocketCam™ HD video systems for the Vulcan rocket launch platform. Over the next two years, Ecliptic will provide ULA with more than 40 RocketCam™ HD shipsets, with initial flight deliveries beginning in early 2025. The video system enables ULA to monitor launch operations in high definition.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Redwire Corporation: Redwire is a pure-play space hardware supplier offering avionics, cameras, and deployable structures to NASA, DoD, and commercial primes. Closely comparable as a small-satellite and deep-space component vendor with NASA flight heritage.
• Ball Aerospace (BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems): Ball Aerospace designs and builds space cameras, imaging sensors, and avionics for civil and defense space programs. Directly comparable flagship space-imaging portfolio and NASA supplier role.
• Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: Curtiss-Wright supplies ruggedized space electronics, payload processors, and data acquisition systems to NASA and primes. Closely comparable as a space-grade avionics/electronics component manufacturer.
• Moog Inc. Moog's space and defense segment manufactures precision motion control, avionics, and propulsion components for spacecraft and launch vehicles. Comparable as a heritage supplier of mission-critical space subsystems.
• Teledyne Technologies (Teledyne FLIR / Teledyne Imaging): Teledyne produces space-qualified imaging sensors, infrared detectors, and electronic instrumentation for satellite and defense applications. Comparable in space-grade camera/sensor offerings.
• MDA Space: MDA Space builds space robotics, antennas, and avionics subsystems for commercial and government satellites. Comparable as a specialty space electronics and subsystems supplier with NASA/agency heritage.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell is a broad incumbent supplying avionics, flight computers, and space electronics to NASA, primes, and commercial operators. Comparable technology overlap but at much larger scale and breadth.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris provides space avionics, payloads, and imaging systems across defense and intelligence programs. Comparable as a space-grade electronics incumbent with overlapping product categories.
• Rocket Lab USA: Rocket Lab's Space Systems business (formerly Sinclair Interplanetary, SolAero) supplies space hardware including reaction wheels, star trackers, and solar arrays. Overlapping customer base and flight-heritage positioning, though broader in scope.

Emerging players

• Sierra Space: Sierra Space develops space infrastructure including Dream Chaser and is expanding into space electronics and payloads. Adjacent emerging player in the next-generation space ecosystem that intersects with Ecliptic's customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RocketCamByEcliptic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecliptic-enterprises-corp
• Xx.com/rocketcamtweets
• Facebookfacebook.com/rocketcam

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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