How It Works

Odin's technology starts at the spacecraft and builds outward. Sensors installed on individual satellites collect precise impact data. That data feeds into a growing network that maps the orbital environment with a resolution that has never existed before. The result is an intelligence layer that serves operators, insurers, and defense agencies with information they cannot get anywhere else.

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Real-Time Orbital Risk for Every Spacecraft

The Odin Network is a growing community of spacecraft generating on-orbit sensor data that is unavailable anywhere else.

As more spacecraft join, the network grows in value, providing anonymised insight to support decisions before launch and during operations, well beyond what any single spacecraft can offer. Every asset equipped with Odin sensors contributes to a collective intelligence about the orbital debris environment. The more that participate, the clearer the picture becomes.

The network exists and grows with every customer deployment. The intelligence it produces feeds directly into the Odin platform, where operators access risk reports, monitor their fleet, and plan based on current data rather than models built from data collected over twenty years ago.

The black box  for your satellite.

Odin Nano Sensors are the core hardware. Compact enough to install on virtually any spacecraft with a self-adhesive application that requires minimal modification. Each unit contains purpose-built impact detectors that translate the moment of contact into precise diagnostic data, enabling triangulation and forensic characterisation.

Capabilities

Projectile
detection

Detect projectiles down to 0.1 mm in size

Time stamped damage

Timestamps of when spacecraft is hit

Collision
location

Identify where on the spacecraft was struck

Damage
Verification

Verify how much damage was caused

Specification

80x12x4 mm

Per sensor

170g

Total system mass

1.2 W

Peak power draw

RS-485/RS-422

Standard protocols and connectors

Engineering Details

Mounting and
Integration

Sensors attach with a peel-and-stick adhesive and connect through standard data interfaces. No custom engineering or structural modifications required.

Connectors and
Interfaces

Available in nano-D and micro-D configurations, compatible with standard protocols.

Flight
heritage

Qualified for outgassing, EMI, and radiation tolerance to NASA and ESA standards. Sensors have flown on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission, demonstrating proven performance in orbit.

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Acoustic Sensor
Instantly pinpoint the exact timing and location of collisions, with precise data on the scale of damage.
Peel-and-Stick Integration
Installation is intuitive with Odin’s flexible peel-and-stick technology.
Ultra-Low SWaP
Size: 80 mm x 12.6 mm x 4 mm
Weight: 4 g
Power: 1.2 W
Flexible Materials
Mount seamlessly on any spacecraft.
M3 Bolt Holes
Standardised M3 bolt holes for effortless mounting within the spacecraft bus.
Verification Sensor
Additional sensor essential for diagnostics and insurance claims.
Nano-D Connector
Industry standard Nano-D connectors for reliable data transmission to Nano Hub™.
Micro-D Connector
25-pin female Micro-D connector offers RS385, CAN/MCAN and USART comms protocols.

What sets Odin apart

Odin alerts you the moment your threat environment changes, so you can see a hazard developing and decide whether to maneuver. Today that call is made blind. Ground-based tracking sees objects 10 cm and larger. Odin detects impacts from fragments a fraction of a millimeter wide, on the satellite itself, in real time. No other commercial system can do that.

Flexible metallic strip connected to a small black sensor module with lenses on one end.

The vast majority of collision risk comes from debris too small for ground systems to track.
Odin detects it.

Ground radar can track debris down to roughly 10 cm. Space-based optical pushes that to about 1 cm. Both miss the fragments small enough to evade detection but large enough to end a mission. Odin detects impacts down to 0.1 mm, on the satellite itself, the moment they happen.

Small enough to miss.  
Fast enough to destroy.

Metal clamp or bracket with bolts securing two rectangular plates facing each other.

This 3.2-millimeter-thick aluminum plate was punctured by a single plastic projectile the size of a large salt crystal traveling 5 kilometers per second.

Metal target with eleven bullet holes numbered in red ink and a quarter for scale on the right.

The holes in this 3-millimeter-thick aluminum plate were made by sub-millimeter particles, roughly the size of a grain of salt, impacting at a fraction of orbital speeds.

Outposts: Persistent overwatch for high-value orbits.

Odin Outposts are dedicated sensing platforms positioned at strategic orbital checkpoints. They provide persistent monitoring of corridors and regions where the cost of getting it wrong is highest, serving mega-constellations, defense operators, and infrastructure where human life or critical assets are involved.

Deploy a constellation of Outposts across a single orbit and they function as an always-on early warning system, detecting new threats as they emerge and alerting every operator in that corridor. Built on the same core sensing technology as the Nano Sensors, Outposts are scaled up and deployed independently of customer spacecraft.

Four spacecraft with unfurled square sails increasing in size with orange trails behind the third sail.Three gray sails with orange curved lines and dots connecting them on a black background.

From one satellite to a network.
From a strike to evidence.

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