Kayhan Space

Overview of the Sector

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With the steep rise of the demand and capacity for launching, maintaining and protecting satellites, especially large numbers of coordinated satellites, the market for a system to manage these fleets and avoid collisions in busy orbits is experiencing a similar increase in demand. The number of collision-avoidance maneuvers required by satellites in orbit is doubling every year and current systems may soon become incapable of maintaining safety in busy orbits. Kayhan Space utilizes high complexity algorithms in combination with new technologies like machine learning to increase the efficiency and autonomy of their tracking and collision avoidance system compared to current industry standards.

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Challenges and Opportunities

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If two satellites were to collide in orbit, not only would this mean the loss of both satellites, but also result in thousands, or even millions, of additional pieces of space debris. This further crowds the orbit, making future navigation and avoidance even more difficult. Progress on new-age space exploration programs means there will soon be more crewed spacecraft in orbit as well. This brings the consequence of a collision far beyond damage to the vessel and a further increase in space debris and highlights the purpose of containing the multiplication of space debris. These challenges make developing the most effective system for collision avoidance both challenging, but also paramount to the future of spaceflight. A new superior system would be eagerly accepted by any companies, universities, and governments who value the safety of their satellites.

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Insights From Us

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This industry is relatively new to the private sector, with only a handful of companies approaching this issue using AI and other modern technologies. If a newly developed system were widely implemented, it could enable significant further growth in the number of active satellites possible in a single orbit, as well as an increase in the safety of near-Earth spaceflight. Kayhan Space’s focus on notification platform flexibility and ease-of-use in addition to the utilization of machine learning make them a promising competitor in the industry. In October of 2022, Kayhan Space was selected for the SpaceWERX contract with the US Space Force. This contract will test their “Kayhan Proxima” system’s ability to enable “in-space service assembly and manufacturing”. The company also raised $7M in seed funding in September of 2023 and released an educational version of their system in 2024 for university students to use in satellite programs.

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Conclusion

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The demand for a reliable, powerful, and largely autonomous satellite collision avoidance system has risen sharply, and will only accelerate as private satellites and private launch systems become more prevalent and more cost effective. Kayhan Space is a leader in the industry, using innovative technologies and unique approaches to the development of their system. With the recent contracts and successful seed funding, Kayhan Space will likely continue to be a leader in their field.

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Sources:

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spacenews.com

kayhan.space

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