Blackswan Space
Blackswan Space provides simulation software and autonomous navigation payloads for satellite integrators and operators. Its Mission Design Simulator enables real-time prototyping and testing of complex space missions, while the RPO Kit is a plug-and-play spacecraft payload for autonomous rendezvous and docking maneuvers. The RPO Kit achieves docking accuracy of ≤4mm and ≤0.5°.
- Space Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Hardware
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
€3.2MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Est. $3.5M$2.7M across 1 disclosed round
LSLSNVTA€2.5M · Seed
Announced Sep 2026 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $2.7M
Reported total $3.5M
Incomplete round history. $763K of the $3.5M reported total isn’t matched to a known round.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Satellite operators and integrators face significant challenges in planning, testing, and executing complex in-orbit missions such as rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking. Traditional tools often lack the fidelity, real-time capability, and hardware integration needed to validate autonomous navigation systems before launch, and available payloads for autonomous operations are limited, costly, or require extensive customization.
Solution
Blackswan Space provides a suite of tools that enable autonomy for space missions, including a Mission Design Simulator and an RPO Kit. The Mission Design Simulator is a comprehensive virtual environment where users can prototype and test entire space missions in real-time within one software package, covering orbital mechanics, rendezvous and docking scenarios, mega-constellation design, and Monte Carlo analysis. The RPO Kit is a commercial off-the-shelf, plug-and-play spacecraft payload that autonomously performs complex navigation maneuvers through advanced vision-based target identification and tracking. Together, these products support the full lifecycle from simulation to flight-ready operations, helping satellite integrators and operators reduce risk and accelerate mission timelines.
Target Audience
Primary customers are satellite integrators, satellite operators, and space mission designers who need advanced simulation tools and autonomous navigation payloads for missions involving rendezvous, proximity operations, in-orbit servicing, and space domain awareness.
Features
- Real-time and faster-than-real-time simulation for rapid mission scenario testing
- Support for rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD) simulation
- Monte Carlo analysis for statistical assessment of mission outcomes
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) simulation capabilities
- Synthetic visual data generation for computer vision model training
- RPO Kit with 6DoF pose estimation and real-time onboard processing at 10Hz+
- RPO Kit docking accuracy of ≤4mm and ≤0.5° for precision maneuvers
- Modular hardware/software architecture to support various spacecraft platforms
- Python API and integration with MATLAB/Simulink and the TU Delft Astrodynamics Toolbox (TUDAT)
- Ray tracing for advanced optical accuracy and dynamic lighting in simulation scenarios