A purpose-built VLEO platform pairing air-breathing electric propulsion with an AO-resistant airframe, high-efficiency inlet, and deployable solar arrays, engineered to operate where no conventional satellite can survive.
The bus supports sub-30cm imaging payloads and defense sensing simultaneously, with unlimited mission duration and no propellant mass penalty.
ABEP = air-breathing electric propulsion · the engine uses the thin atmosphere as propellant · 180-250 km band
Designed for VLEO from the ground up. Each layer is a known problem. Closing all four is not. Tap a layer to explore.
Out of 12 Space-Based Interceptor awardees, none target persistent sub-250 km operations.