Spaceflux has secured all three of the UK’s major multimillion-pound space surveillance and tracking contracts, solidifying its position as the country’s primary provider of sovereign orbital intelligence. The awards, issued by the UK Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence under the National Space Operations Centre framework, will support long-term monitoring and protection of UK satellites across all orbital regimes.
Two of the contracts extend operational programmes Spaceflux has already been delivering, reaffirming the company’s role as the UK’s incumbent source of optical space surveillance data. The expanded mandate comes at a time of increasing orbital congestion, heightened geopolitical competition and a growing need for independent national capability in tracking potentially hazardous activity in space. The government sees sovereign space domain awareness as essential not only for national security but for ensuring the safe and sustainable use of orbit as commercial satellite numbers continue to rise.
Under the new contracts, Spaceflux will provide persistent surveillance from low Earth orbit through to geostationary and beyond. The company will conduct routine monitoring of priority UK satellites and provide rapid, on-demand tasking for collision risks, fragmentations or unexpected manoeuvres. Data will be collected using Spaceflux’s proprietary optical network, which incorporates Short-Wave Infrared imaging to enable day-and-night tracking. These datasets will integrate directly into BOREALIS, the National Space Operations Centre’s command-and-control system.
To enhance this capability, Spaceflux is leading a multi-phenomenology consortium that extends sensing beyond optical systems. Partners include Safran and GMV for passive RF, Look Up for radar, EOS for laser ranging and Optera for neuromorphic sensors. Integrating these technologies allows cross-validation and reduces vulnerability to spoofing, signal loss or sensor degradation, giving the UK one of the most resilient and comprehensive space surveillance architectures in operation.
Spaceflux’s AI-driven CORTEX analytics platform will underpin the system, providing real-time anomaly detection, behavioural analysis and predictive modelling. The combined architecture marks a significant advancement in joint civil–military space domain awareness, improving national ability to detect threats and coordinate responses to risks affecting critical orbital infrastructure.
Company co-founder and CEO Marco Rocchetto said the contracts represent a major milestone, elevating Spaceflux from a pioneering startup to a long-term operational partner for UK space security. Angus Stewart, head of the National Space Operations Centre, said the partnership enhances the UK’s ability to monitor and safeguard its space assets, while Group Captain Nick Bewley highlighted the importance of accurate, timely data for dynamic space operations.
By securing all three contracts, Spaceflux becomes the UK’s front-line provider of orbital intelligence and strengthens its role as a global innovator in space safety. The company’s sovereign sensor network and advanced AI analytics are now central to how the UK tracks, predicts and responds to activity in orbit.
