Optimus Viper — Space Domain Awareness Platform
Space Machines Company
Rapid-response space domain awareness OSV deployable within 24 hours, operating within 10 km of target satellites for inspection and intelligence at $2–3M per LEO mission.
Technical specifications
- Configuration
- Diamond cross-section body
- Deployment time
- Within 24 hours of launch
- Operational proximity
- Within 10 km of target satellite
- Propulsion
- Scintilla engine (scalable 50–500 N)
- Operating system
- Solstice OS (AI-driven orbital OS)
- Orbits supported
- LEO, multi-orbit capable
- Capabilities
- SDA inspection, proximity intelligence, dynamic reconfiguration
- Commercial price
- $2–3 million per LEO inspection
- Manufacturing cost
- 1/10th of comparable existing solutions
- Status
- Development / pre-flight
About
Optimus Viper is Space Machines Company’s rapid-response space domain awareness (SDA) platform, unveiled in December 2024. It is designed to be deployed within 24 hours of a launch opportunity and to operate within 10 km of a target satellite for close-in inspection, monitoring, and intelligence gathering.
The Viper features a diamond cross-section body geometry optimised for solar harvesting, thermal management, and compactification, powered by SMC’s scalable Scintilla propulsion (50–500 N variant) and managed by the Solstice OS — an AI-driven orbital operating system. It is priced at $2–3M USD per LEO inspection mission and is designed to be manufactured at 1/10th the cost of comparable existing solutions at the OF-01 facility at UTS Tech Lab, which targets capacity for 20+ vehicles per year. Applications include national security space awareness, commercial satellite inspection, orbit hazard monitoring, and RPOD demonstrations.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
