What Launch On Demand does

Launch On Demand Group Inc. (dba Launch On Demand, LOD) is a privately held, Florida-incorporated professional services and technology firm headquartered at 1980 N. Atlantic Ave., Suite 203, Cocoa Beach, Florida. The company serves commercial launch providers and commercial spaceport operators with three integrated service lines: FAA 14 CFR 420/450 regulatory licensing support, a digital day-of-launch platform, and end-to-end spaceport technical services. Its offerings are positioned as the only global commercial turn-key launch range solution, enabling clients to outsource licensing, mission management, and spaceport development.

The firm's technical core is a digital launch management platform that integrates real-time aviation and maritime surveillance, AI-powered collision avoidance, weather monitoring, frequency monitoring, long-range optics, and timing and sequencing. Central to the platform is a proprietary per-second Launch Collision Avoidance (LCOLA) analysis capability, covered by a patent-pending federated architecture for range operations, which the company claims delivers 60x more launch opportunities per 60-minute window than incumbent top-of-minute Space Force analysis. Data inputs include 60+ flight- and maritime-tracking feeds integrated through a partnership with a global ship tracking intelligence service, fused with proprietary AI models for anomaly detection and optimization.

The business operates as a B2B enterprise services firm with custom quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts. Revenue streams span regulatory licensing services, digital day-of-launch solutions, spaceport technical services, and turn-key managed launch range services, targeting launch providers and spaceport operators as primary segments with international spaceport development as an emerging segment. Go-to-market relies on thought-leadership content, direct enterprise sales via website inquiry, and PR-driven visibility, including a March 2026 Bloomberg feature announcing plans for a $600 million spaceport in the Dominican Republic that signals a strategic evolution from pure services into infrastructure development. The firm is founder-led by former US Air Force 45th Operations Group Commander Burton Catledge and remains bootstrapped with 1–10 employees and no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Launch On Demand

Legal name

Launch On Demand Group Inc.

Website

https://launchondemand.space

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Launch On Demand delivers FAA launch licensing support, a digital day-of-launch platform with proprietary LCOLA analysis, and spaceport technical services to commercial launch providers and spaceport operators, headquartered in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Launch Range Services

NAICS

Other Airport Operations (488119), Air Traffic Control (488111), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Launch Vehicles & Orbital Rockets (IMABACAA)

Keywords

• FAA launch licensing
• Space launch range
• Launch collision avoidance
• Spaceport technical services
• Day-of-launch operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Cocoa Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Licensing Services: Expert guidance and technical assistance across the entire FAA licensing process for launch providers and commercial spaceport operators. Services include pre-application support, tailored means of compliance, license application drafting, submission, and inquiry response during review.
2. Digital Day of Launch Solutions: Mission management expertise and support to conduct space launches anytime. Provides safe and affordable solutions including frequency monitoring, launch collision avoidance, weather monitoring, communications, optics, surveillance, timing, and telemetry services.
3. Spaceport Technical Services: Comprehensive spaceport development services including financing solutions, security, transport, master planning, ground operations, feasibility studies, environmental assessments, and launch integration management from satellite transport to launch.
4. Turn-key Launch Range Services: Launch On Demand positions itself as the only global and commercial launch range solution. Turn-key services allow launch and spaceport customers to focus on their core businesses while LOD handles operational complexities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Launch On Demand provides FAA launch, reentry, and site operator licensing support; digital day-of-launch mission management services (including LCOLA analysis, flight safety analysis, aviation and maritime surveillance, frequency monitoring, launch weather, optics, timing, and telemetry); and comprehensive spaceport technical services such as feasibility studies, master planning, environmental assessments, and launch integration management. The offering is a turn-key, integrated range and licensing solution for commercial launch providers and spaceport operators.

Product overview

Launch On Demand operates as a full-service commercial launch range solutions provider, offering a platform of integrated services across three core areas: (1) Regulatory Licensing Support — guiding clients through FAA 14 CFR 420/450 licensing; (2) Digital Day of Launch Solutions — a suite of mission-critical modules including Launch Collision Avoidance (LCOLA), Launch Safety Analysis, Aviation Surveillance, Maritime Surveillance, Frequency Monitoring, Launch Weather, Long Range Optics, and Timing & Sequencing; and (3) Spaceport Technical Services — covering feasibility studies, master planning, environmental assessments, and launch integration management. The offerings function as a unified turn-key service enabling commercial launch operators and spaceport operators to access FAA licensing, day-of-launch commercial range solutions, and end-to-end spaceport development from a single provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory Licensing Support Expert guidance and technical assistance across the entire FAA 14 CFR 420/450 licensing process, acting as liaison between client and regulatory agency. Covers launch licensing, reentry licensing, site operator licensing, and experimental permits, including pre-application support, license application drafting, submission, and inquiry response during review.
• Digital Day of Launch Solutions Mission management expertise and support for conducting space launches anytime, including a patented suite of day-of-launch services (frequency monitoring, launch collision avoidance, launch weather, communications, optics, surveillance, timing, and telemetry) for orbital and suborbital spaceflight operations.
• Spaceport Technical Services Comprehensive solutions for developing and operating commercial spaceports, including launch site feasibility studies, master planning, environmental assessments, financing, security, transport, and ground operations support.
• Launch Integration Management Services Technical and programmatic support from satellite transport through launch, including design review, procedure development, and on-console support for spaceport operators and launch customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60x more launch opportunities within 60-minute windows through per-second LCOLA analysis
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Ship Tracking Intelligence ServicecoreTechnology or IntegrationLaunch On Demand partners with a global ship tracking intelligence service utilizing proprietary datasets. The service provides real-time solutions incorporating fleet monitoring, event tracking, real-time analytics, situational awareness, competitor tracking, global/local supply, flexible reporting, and data delivery via API services for maritime surveillance during launch operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• LeoLabs: Commercial space situational awareness provider tracking orbital debris and satellite conjunctions via a global radar network. Comparable to LOD's surveillance and collision avoidance analytics but for on-orbit rather than launch operations.
• Slingshot Aerospace: Emerging space situational awareness company providing AI-driven tracking, surveillance, and analytics for the space domain. Comparable to LOD's aviation/maritime surveillance module but focused on orbital rather than launch airspace.

Broad incumbents

• KBR Inc. Major incumbent providing spaceflight operations, mission support, and range services across NASA and DoD programs. Competes broadly with LOD in space operations and launch integration, but as part of a much larger portfolio.
• Leidos: Major government services and IT incumbent supporting FAA NextGen, space systems, and defense range operations. Competes with LOD in FAA regulatory support and launch surveillance but across a far broader portfolio.
• Peraton: Government services company providing space situational awareness, range operations, and launch mission support to DoD and intelligence customers. Comparable to LOD in surveillance and day-of-launch coordination at significantly greater scale.
• Parsons Corporation: Large defense and space services company providing launch range operations, FAA support, and space systems engineering. Overlaps with LOD's licensing, range services, and spaceport technical offerings at much greater scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering services incumbent supporting NASA, DoD, and commercial space customers with launch range support, spaceport planning, and aerospace engineering. Comparable to LOD across multiple service lines but as part of a much larger organization.

Direct peers

• a.i. solutions: Provides launch range safety analysis, flight safety products, and mission assurance services to NASA, DoD, and commercial launch providers. Direct competitor to LOD in Flight Safety Analysis and day-of-launch range support.
• ERC Inc. (Engineering Research & Consulting): Aerospace engineering and range safety analysis firm supporting NASA, DoD, and commercial space launches with mission assurance and flight safety services. Closely comparable to LOD's flight safety and day-of-launch offerings.
• ASRC Federal: Operates space launch ranges and provides mission operations support for NASA and the US Space Force. Closely comparable to LOD's commercial day-of-launch range solutions, though at federal-scale contract sizes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LaunchOnDemand
• Facebookfacebook.com/LaunchOnDemand
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/launchondemand

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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