Transforming Observations into Operational Intelligence

Slingshot’s advanced processing and fusion tools transform raw orbital data into actionable space awareness. By correlating multi-sensor inputs, determining orbits, and assessing predicted conjunctions, these capabilities form the analytical backbone of Slingshot’s operational infrastructure.

Overview

Slingshot’s Data Processing Suite supports high-precision space domain awareness by integrating multi-sensor data fusion, high-fidelity propagation, and advanced conjunction assessment. This modular suite enables operators to rapidly detect, track, and characterize orbital behavior across all regimes. Each component is designed to work independently or in concert, supporting mission-relevant workflows such as custody establishment, event response, maneuver detection, and operational planning.

Services

Multiple Frame Assignment Space Tracker as a Service (MFASTaaS)

MFASTaaS fuses multi-phenomenology sensor observations to produce high-quality orbital state vectors through a hosted data fusion engine based on Slingshot’s government- and industry-validated MFAST software. MFASTaaS provides users with reliable, frequently updated fused orbital state estimates on both known and unknown objects — essential for conjunction analysis and follow-on actions (e.g., maneuver planning). This enables:

• Near–real-time orbital solutions for cataloged and newly discovered objects
• Flexible support for integrating internal and external observations
• Service delivery through APIs or within the Slingshot Platform
• Quality metrics and uncertainty bounds for propagation

PropaaS — Cloud-Based Ephemeris Generation

Propagation as a Service (PropaaS) allows users to generate predicted ephemerides on demand using Slingshot’s internal high-fidelity orbital propagation models and provided initial state data. PropaaS accelerates mission operations by giving users control over their own orbital propagation-based workflows. This enables:

• Ephemeris generation using GNSS-based state inputs, state vectors, or uploaded TLEs
• Rapid forward modeling for mission planning or predictive analyses
• Integration with MFAST outputs for propagation continuity
• Batch-mode support for large satellite catalogs

Tools

Multiple Frame Assignment Space Tracker (MFAST)

Multiple Frame Assignment Space Tracker (MFAST) is Slingshot’s advanced engine for near–real-time multi-sensor, multi-object tracking. It supports uncorrelated track (UCT) processing, initial and orbit determination (IOD/OD), and maneuver detection. Core capabilities include:

• Rapid UCT resolution and object discovery
• IOD/OD for establishing and maintaining custody
• Breakup and closely spaced object processing
• Maneuver detection and support for catalog-quality updates
• Scalable multi-sensor fusion for near–real-time tracking

High-Fidelity Propagation Engine

Built on implicit Runge–Kutta numerical methods, this engine delivers dynamic, physics-based orbital propagation with high fidelity — including support for drag modeling and maneuver insertion. IRKProp is used to support mission-relevant forecasting workflows, near–real-time tracking updates, and risk analysis. This includes:

• Precise propagation of orbital trajectories across all regimes
• Includes support for high-fidelity drag modeling in LEO (enhanced LEO drag model coming soon).
• Support for maneuver modeling using burn parameters or uploaded commands
• Error-growth modeling and scenario analysis

Conjunction Assessment Toolkit

This modular engine provides conjunction assessment and probability of collision estimation, and can process CDMs, VCMs, and raw ephemerides. It underpins Slingshot’s conjunction alerts, supports Agatha AI with contextual orbital data, and enables automated fleet-monitoring workflows. This enables:

• Customizable screening volumes and thresholds
• Probability of collision (Pc) estimation across multiple uncertainty models
• Integration with sovereign or external catalogs
• Ephemeris-vs-CDM-based pairwise screening pipelines

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