The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Blackswan Space: 3 models, 6 deployments across 2 regions, $830,000 raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Blackswan Space is a Vilnius-based space-tech company building satellite autonomy software for in-orbit servicing, debris removal, and defense missions. Its two flagship products are the Mission Design Simulator (MDS), a real-time spacecraft mission simulation platform, and the RPO Kit, a COTS vision-based navigation payload for autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking.
The company works with the European space agency (esa.int), University of Luxembourg, and TU Delft, and participates in the EDF ASIMOV on-orbit servicing consortium led by Leonardo.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 6 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Total fundingsee investors →
Product
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Lead investor
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Pre-seed funding
ESA contracts
EDF ASIMOV contribution
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
RPO Kit (Vision-Based Navigation)
COTS plug-and-play spacecraft payload for autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking. Combines machine-learning and marker-based vision navigation with 6DoF pose estimation, real-time onboard processing (10Hz+), modular HW/SW architecture, and docking accuracy of ≤4mm, ≤0.5°. Being matured to TRL6 under a EUR 600k ESA GSTP contract; slated for in-orbit demonstration on the ASTRAL refuelling mission in 2028.
Current platform
Mission Design Simulator (MDS)
Real-time spacecraft mission simulation platform for orbital mechanics, rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), docking, mega-constellation design, Monte Carlo analysis, and synthetic visual data generation. Integrates with Matlab/Simulink, Python, and TU Delft's TUDAT propagator. Commercial product with a free 14-day trial.
Current platform
Blackswan Autonomy Suite
Autonomous space robotics software suite encompassing the Mission Design Simulator (MDS) and RPO Kit (Vision-Based Navigation payload) for in-orbit servicing, debris removal, and defense missions.
Partnerships
Every company Blackswan Space has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
Most recent
- Blackswan Space x Orbit Fab (ASTRAL)2025-11-21operating
- Blackswan Space x European Space Agency2019-01-01operating
Blackswan Space on the deployment map
View the global map6 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Blackswan Space's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalBlackswan Autonomy Suite at United States →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalBlackswan Autonomy Suite at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRPO Kit (Vision-Based Navigation) at United States →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalRPO Kit (Vision-Based Navigation) at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMission Design Simulator (MDS) at United States →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMission Design Simulator (MDS) at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Marius Klimavičius Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Blackswan Space.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Blackswan Space6 deployments
Recent coverage
Blackswan Space in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Impulse Space6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Blackswan Space.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $830,000
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Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Blackswan Space has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Blackswan Space x Orbit Fab (ASTRAL)2025-11-21operating
- Blackswan Space x European Space Agency2019-01-01operating
Most-frequent partners
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Seed2024-04-08
$830,000
Investors: ScaleWolf (lead), Linas Sargautis, Lemonade Stand, Baltic Sandbox Ventures, Vladas Lašas
Timeline
Every recorded move in Blackswan Space’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipBlackswan Space x Orbit Fab (ASTRAL)
2025-11-21Consortium partnership under ESA ARTES for the ASTRAL in-orbit refuelling demonstration mission (planned 2028). Blackswan Space delivers the RPO Kit for precise docking; Orbit Fab leads the mission and provides RAFTI/GRASP refuelling interfaces.
Funding roundPre-Seed funding round
2024-04-08Pre-Seed raising $830000
PartnershipBlackswan Space x European Space Agency
2019-01-01Multi-year collaboration including multiple GSTP contracts (EUR 250k TRL5, EUR 600k TRL6) to develop the Mission Design Simulator and Vision-Based Navigation payload, plus ARTES co-funding for the ASTRAL in-orbit refuelling mission.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Blackswan Autonomy Suite at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Blackswan Autonomy Suite at Germany, Europe
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
RPO Kit (Vision-Based Navigation) at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
RPO Kit (Vision-Based Navigation) at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
- Blackswan Space (official) · https://blackswanspace.com
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-09
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Last reviewed 2026-10-09
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Methodology surface for Blackswan Space.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Impulse Space6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Blackswan Space from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Blackswan Space raises €2.5 Million for product commercialisation and US expansion
Vilnius, Lithuania, 30 September 2026 – Lithuania’s Blackswan Space, has successfully closed its second investment round, led by Iron Wolf Capital, raising €2.5 million ($2.9M).…
Blackswan Space raises €2.5M to take autonomous spacecraft navigation into orbit
Lithuania’s Blackswan Space, has successfully closed its second investment round, led by Iron Wolf Capital, raising €2.5 million. Together with the company’s pre-seed round, its…
Blackswan Space Raises €2.5M Seed to Fund RPO Kit Demo
The round comes as Blackswan gears up for its first in-orbit mission of its RPO Kit payload. The post Blackswan Space Raises €2.5M Seed to Fund RPO Kit Demo appeared first on…
The newly released MDS Solaris v1.6.0 just dropped
Everyone’s talking about massive Data Centers in Space these days 🛰️🛰️🛰️ Instead of talking, why not design one with a fresh out of the oven version of MDS ? The newly released…
Blackswan Space is selected for the EDF ASIMOV Project
Vilnius, Lithuania – Blackswan Space is proud to announce its participation in ASIMOV (Autonomous System for Inspection, Maintenance, Defence Operations and ManoeuVres), one of…
MDS Solaris v1.5.0. is here!
Big step forward for mission design – MDS Solaris v1.5.0 is here! Here is the list of key improvements: Orbit propagation improvements Graphic modeling improvements Other Go ahead…
Blackswan Space Secures €600k ESA Contract to Advance Vision-Based Navigation product
Blackswan Space has been awarded a €600k contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to mature its Vision-Based Navigation (VBN) aka RPO Kit product to Technology Readiness Level…
Introducing MDS v1.4.0. Faster & Smarter Constellations Design
We’re excited to release MDS v1.4.0, bringing powerful new capabilities to satellite mission design, constellation analysis, and ops so you can iterate faster and make better…
PickNik and Blackswan Space Partner to Advance In-Orbit Autonomy and Space Robotics Simulation
When we think about space missions, we often picture rockets and satellites. But the real challenge starts once those satellites are in orbit. How do they navigate, repair…
Blackswan Space secures RPO Kit delivery to “ASTRAL” – a European landmark in-orbit refuelling mission
Blackswan Space as part of the ASTRAL project consortium is going to deliver the RPO (rendezvous and proximity operations) Kit a critical sub-system of the spacecraft for an…
Mission Design Simulator (MDS) Solaris v.1.3.0 is live!
🚀 MDS 1.3.0 is live!We’re proud to announce the latest release of our satellite simulation platform, just in time for International Astronautical Congress – IAC 2025 Sydney! This…
Blackswan Space opens its US office in Golden, Colorado
To better serve the growing number of customers in North America, we have recently opened our US division and already welcomed our first employee there – our US sales manager Kyle…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/blackswan-space.md
- RSS feed: /companies/blackswan-space/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4cf39ca9-f175-49f1-8e78-4b8c116e1f64
- Revision history: /companies/blackswan-space/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Impulse Space6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender79/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Blackswan Space draws attention at the 84th percentile but verifies reality at the 82nd percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +1.6, 132nd widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 6 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 31 months ago.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 26, 2026