New Horizons
Space · Client: NASA
Project details
Provided deep space navigation and flight dynamics support for the historic spacecraft mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

Pioneering Space Exploration & the Commercialization of Space
KinetX is an aerospace engineering organization providing systems engineering, spacecraft navigation and flight dynamics, space systems design, hardware and software development, and communications systems services. It serves NASA, international space agencies, and commercial aerospace clients. As a deep space navigation partner, it has successfully navigated missions to the Moon, Mercury, Pluto, and asteroids.
CMMI Level 3/dev · ISO9000 · AS9100D
Develops comprehensive engineering solutions for aerospace, defense, and communications systems, spanning the full lifecycle from concept definition to active operations.
Applies model-based methods to support complex system design, analysis, and architecture definition.
Executes documentation-driven processes and rigorous requirements verification for aerospace systems.
Develops discrete event simulations and trade study models to evaluate satellite and ground networks.
Delivers orbit dynamics, mission design, and deep space navigation support across all phases of space flight.
Performs highly precise interplanetary mission navigation, trajectory design, and flight dynamics.
Engineers space intelligence systems and satellite constellations to deliver real-time data on orbital environments.
Provides hardware systems engineering, architecture design, and electronics integration with expertise in wireless RF and embedded computing.
Develops embedded systems, firmware, FPGA designs, and associated mechanical hardware.
Architects and implements physical RF hardware for satellite and terrestrial communications.
Delivers on-time, robust software engineering solutions and lifecycle maintenance for complex technical systems.
Implements onboard optical navigation algorithms and autonomous trajectory correction software.
Designs and maintains software platforms for satellite ground stations and constellation operations.
Builds specialized data analysis engines utilizing context and keyword searches.
Engineers end-to-end satellite and terrestrial communications, providing waveform design, link analysis, and capacity optimization.
Performs link analysis, waveform design, capacity analysis, and adaptive communication modeling.
Designs secure, high-speed global communication architectures, including multi-carrier and crosslink paths.
Aerospace · Space · Defense · Federal · Telecommunications
Space · Client: NASA
Provided deep space navigation and flight dynamics support for the historic spacecraft mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Space · Client: NASA
Delivered orbit dynamics and mission navigation for the spacecraft orbiting Mercury.
Space · Client: NASA
Provided flight dynamics and spacecraft navigation for the asteroid sample return mission.
Space · Client: NASA
Successfully demonstrated autonomous onboard optical navigation algorithms and autonomous trajectory corrections in deep space.