CORE BUSINESS
NorthStar Earth & Space s.à r.l. – headquartered in Luxembourg – launched operations in 2023 with the support of a commercial product development contract funded by the Government of Luxembourg. The team is comprised of 20 experts in astrodynamics, software development, data science, and IT platforms. NorthStar Europe has already launched its commercial Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Space Traffic Management (STM) offering in Q1 2025. The initial service offering includes Collision Avoidance services; Space Domain Awareness services and Subject Matter Experts support through the NorthStar Platform to a wide range of customers.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
NorthStar provides a suite of high-speed, comprehensive Space Information and Intelligence (Si2) services.
The initial service offerings for satellite operators include Collision Avoidance, Conjunction Analysis, Orbit Improvement, and Flight Plan Validation—critical capabilities for safeguarding satellite constellations across all orbital regimes.
In addition, NorthStar’s powerful data fusion and processing capabilities enable the integration of multi-source data and the continuous tracking of high-interest space objects. This allows for the near real-time detection of anomalous behavior in space, supporting enhanced space domain awareness and operational decision-making. Critical technology for space safety, security, and sustainability.
TECHNICAL MEANS
NorthStar is the only commercial enterprise that provides the service of high-quality tracking of the movements of objects in space using data from multiple and varied data sources. NorthStar delivers this service in the form of state vector representations (location, direction, velocity, and corresponding error covariance matrix) for any controlled or uncontrolled RSO, satellite or debris. NorthStar’s unique service fuses and integrates multiple sources (e.g., RF, Optical, Radar, etc.) of third party “raw” observation data to generate precise, near-real time orbit determination and tracking information of any satellite of interest that could threaten any high valued allied or commercial space assets.
NorthStar also offers tailored SSA services using its space-based constellation. Following the launch of its first four satellites in January 2025, the constellation will scale to 12 by 2026, enhancing tracking and supporting global SDA missions.
MAIN CUSTOMERS
NorthStar Europe has already secured commercial contracts with leading international satellite operators for its STM services. It also provides subject matter expertise and data fusion and processing capabilities to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) Space Operations cell. Under these unclassified operations, NorthStar is responsible for the continuous detection, monitoring, and reporting of anomolous orbital activity using proprietary toolchains. By continuing to grow its commercial and defence-related operations, while maintaining excellence in product development, NorthStar Europe plays a key role in Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and overall space security and sustainability.
MAJOR SPACE PROJECTS
NorthStar is developing a suite of Space Traffic Management services for a broad range of customers. Building on this foundation, the company is onboarding satellite operators to its Space Safety Services platform. From Luxembourg, NorthStar supports the U.S. Space Force’s JCO cell by fusing commercial data and delivering real-time space intelligence—an approach gaining traction with allies. Through an EIC-backed project, NorthStar is adapting its SSA and astrodynamics capabilities to support on-orbit servicing and debris removal. It also delivers space-based SSA data through its Data-as-a-Service Product Offering (DaaSPO) to European defence organizations.
