Satellite Intelligence
Continuous monitoring of launch sites worldwide using commercial optical and thermal satellite imagery.
- Commercial optical & SAR imagery
- AI-powered change detection
- 50+ launch sites monitored
- Automated collection scheduling
Global Space Activity Intelligence
Autonomous detection and tracking of launches, reentries, and space events worldwide using commercial satellite imagery and machine learning.
About LaunchDetect
Democratizing Space Domain Awareness
LaunchDetect LLC is a Hawaii-based space intelligence company building autonomous systems that monitor global launch activity using commercial satellite imagery. Our platform processes live data around the clock, detecting launches and space events as they happen.
Founded with a mission to make space situational awareness accessible beyond traditional government channels, we leverage commercially available satellite data and cutting-edge machine learning to deliver real-time intelligence to defense, commercial, and research customers.
✓ TRL 7 Operational
✓ 24/7 Processing
✓ Small Business
✓ U.S. Owned
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LaunchDetect LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
System Operational
Technology
How We Detect Space Activity
Our three-stage intelligence pipeline transforms satellite imagery into actionable space domain awareness.
Real-time Detection
Machine learning models analyze thermal signatures to detect and classify launch events in near real-time.
- Thermal anomaly detection
- ML-based classification
- Automated alert generation
- Multi-source fusion
Predictive Analytics
Advanced algorithms predict launch windows and track objects through reentry for comprehensive space awareness.
- Launch window prediction
- Reentry tracking & analytics
- ISR cueing automation
- Trajectory prediction
Applications
Who Uses LaunchDetect
From defense operations to commercial intelligence, our platform serves diverse space awareness needs.
Space Domain Awareness
Supporting DoD and Intelligence Community missions with real-time launch intelligence and battlespace characterization.
- DoD/IC battlespace characterization
- SDA TAP Lab integration
- Kafka streaming to Welders Arc
- IL4/IL5 ready architecture
Commercial Space
Enabling insurers, operators, and analysts to track global launch activity and assess space traffic.
- Launch tracking for insurers
- Debris monitoring
- Constellation operators
- Market intelligence
Research & Media
Providing researchers, journalists, and enthusiasts with comprehensive space activity data and historical records.
- Academic space studies
- Journalism & media monitoring
- Historical launch database
- Open source intelligence
TRL 7
Technology Readiness
50+
Sites Monitored
24/7
Operations
SDA
TAP Lab Member
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