Slingshot Aerospace

Slingshot Aerospace is a space software company that provides government, defense, commercial and sovereign operators with satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation capabilities. Its platform fuses data from the Slingshot Global Sensor Network, the Seradata satellite and launch history database, satellite owner-operators and third-party space data providers into a common operating picture of the space domain, using space object tracking, artificial intelligence, astrodynamics and data fusion to support training, planning and on-orbit operations.

The company frames its current offering as "Space Operations Intelligence and Autonomy" (SOIA), an integrated stack organized around four stages: sensing (a proprietary network described as 200+ sensors with 50,000+ spacecraft records updated daily and 24/7 autonomous operations), fusion (decision-grade intelligence with historical reliability, event tagging and financial/insurance-linked metadata), decision (the Digital Space Twin simulation environment, allowing operators to toggle between Space-Track.org and Slingshot Global Sensor Network data), and action (TALOS AI for AI-driven maneuver planning, collision-avoidance support and side-by-side comparison of maneuver plans showing delta-v, timeline impacts and risk profiles). Slingshot Portal is the company's platform bringing together orbital data, analytics, AI tools and mission workflows, with a free trial tier and developer APIs.

Earlier descriptions of the company positioned it more broadly as a situational awareness technology provider analyzing data from satellites, aircraft, drones and ground sensors for aerospace, defense and emergency management customers, with products including Slingshot Orbital Laboratory, Slingshot Edge and Slingshot Beacon.

Founding story

Slingshot Aerospace was founded in 2017 by a team including David Godwin, who served as Co-Founder and CEO before becoming Executive Chairman, and Melanie Stricklan, Co-Founder and later CEO. The company was created to make data from Earth and space easier to navigate, analyze and act on, with a stated mission of making space safe, sustainable and secure.

Business model

B2B software and data sold to government, civil, defense and commercial space operators. Access is offered in modular forms including APIs, full SaaS experiences, on-premise integrations and whole-catalog data licensing, alongside government contracts for training, planning and operations systems.

Revenue comes from software and data products sold to commercial and sovereign operators plus government contracts; the company reported earning millions of dollars in revenue from early customer contracts within its first three years.

Traction

The company reported millions of dollars in revenue from early customer contracts within its first three years and a customer base including NASA, the U.S. Air Force, BAE Systems, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, later adding the U.S. Space Force. Its sensor network grew from 150 sensors and 30 telescopes across 20 locations in 2022 to a stated 200+ sensors, with 50,000+ spacecraft records updated daily. The company has announced U.S. Space Force contracts valued at $27 million and $69.2 million, and reported Portal user-base growth of more than 400%.

Latest developments

Recent announcements include the launch of Slingshot Portal, an AI-driven platform for mission-ready space operations; selection for Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list for 2026; a $27 million U.S. Space Force contract for an AI-driven space warfare training environment; a $69.2 million U.S. Space Force contract for AI-powered mission readiness; and reported Portal user-base growth of more than 400%. The company has also introduced its Space Operations Intelligence and Autonomy (SOIA) framing, TALOS AI maneuver planning and a developer suite.