Spiral Blue

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About Spiral Blue

Spiral Blue Pty Ltd is a Sydney, Australia-based space technology company building LiDAR sensors and onboard AI computing hardware for LEO satellites, with a mission to protect the Earth from space. The company is the first Australian company to develop and operate AI hardware in space, having launched 10 Space Edge Computers (SE-1) aboard SpaceX Transporter rideshare missions starting January 2023, with first operational use in April 2023.

In 2025, Spiral Blue pivoted to LiDAR-in-space as its primary focus, targeting ground-truth-grade 3D Earth observation data with 1 metre horizontal accuracy and 10 cm vertical accuracy. They received an AUD $3 million Australian Government CRC-P grant in September 2025 to advance an AI-enabled LiDAR satellite demonstration from TRL 4 to TRL 7, with stratosphere testing planned for 2026 and orbital demonstration in 2027. Their SAPPHIRE LiDAR system has been exported to UK company Lodestar Space for defence proximity operations applications.

The company also runs the YCIS (Your Code In Space) program, enabling developers and researchers worldwide to run custom AI code on their in-orbit SE-1 computers. Key clients include KaleidEO (India), Esper Satellites, and LatConnect 60. Spiral Blue received the APRSAF-29 Space Achievement Award in September 2023.

Milestones

  • 2021 Spiral Blue founded
  • 2023 SE-1 Space Edge Computers launched on SpaceX Transporter rideshares (January); first operational use April 2023
  • 2023 APRSAF-29 Space Achievement Award (September)
  • 2025 AUD $3M CRC-P grant for LiDAR satellite demonstration (September); SAPPHIRE LiDAR exported to Lodestar Space (UK)
  • 2026 SAPPHIRE LiDAR demonstrated at 4.2+ km range on ground (June, with Macquarie University)

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Space-qualified LiDAR sensor for rendezvous, proximity operations and space domain awareness — multi-km range demonstrated at 4.2+ km in ground testing. Exported to Lodestar Space (UK).

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Most powerful commercially available satellite edge computer (outside a space station) — NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, reduces raw data downlink by up to 99.7%. 10 units in orbit since 2023.

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Program enabling developers, researchers and students worldwide to run custom AI code on Spiral Blue's in-orbit SE-1 computers.

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