Orca Aerospace
Orca Aerospace provides an AI spacecraft operator that runs onboard the flight computer, enabling satellites to execute missions autonomously without waiting for ground passes. The system pairs an AI decision-maker with a deterministic planner and command guardrails, allowing real-time anomaly response while keeping safety constraints enforced. It targets spacecraft manufacturers and constellation operators seeking to scale beyond ground-based control limits.
- Space Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Aerospace
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised 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.
Founders
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Product
Problem
Spacecraft constellations are growing by thousands of vehicles per year, but every vehicle still requires a human on the ground to fly it. Every decision waits for a scheduled pass, a narrow communication link, and a console operator to notice an anomaly. Ground-based ops rooms cannot scale at the same rate as launch manifests.
Solution
Orca Aerospace provides an AI spacecraft operator that lives onboard the flight computer. The AI decides what actions to take, a deterministic planner translates those decisions into specific maneuvers, and guardrails approve or deny every command before it reaches the vehicle. The ground team sets the mission objective, and Orca handles the execution autonomously without waiting for a pass or round trip to a console. This architecture keeps deterministic safety constraints in place while allowing the AI to respond to real-time conditions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are spacecraft manufacturers, satellite operators, and constellation developers who need to scale operations beyond the limits of ground-based control teams.
Features
- Onboard AI operator running directly on the flight computer with no ground-loop dependency
- Deterministic planner that converts AI-selected goals into executable maneuvers
- Guardrail system that approves or denies every command before execution, ensuring safe operation
- Mission-level autonomy where the ground sets the objective and the vehicle executes the plan
- Designed for real-time anomaly response without waiting for scheduled communication passes
- Platform-agnostic integration, with direct consultations to assess compatibility with specific spacecraft platforms