Partnership
Blackswan Space x European Space Agency
Multi-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.
development · Active · operating
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- development
- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2019-01-017.7 years ago
- Active for
- 7.7 years
Who’s involved
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](/companies/esa) (esa.int), University of Luxembourg, and TU Delft, and participates in the EDF ASIMOV on-orbit servicing consortium led by Leonardo.
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