KinetX, Inc.

Pioneering Space Exploration & the Commercialization of Space

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About the firm

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.

Established
1992
Firm type
Aerospace Engineering · Software Engineering · Simulation Engineering · Telecom / RF Engineering

Credentials

CMMI Level 3/dev · ISO9000 · AS9100D

Capabilities

Systems Engineering

Develops comprehensive engineering solutions for aerospace, defense, and communications systems, spanning the full lifecycle from concept definition to active operations.

  • Model-Based Systems Engineering

    Applies model-based methods to support complex system design, analysis, and architecture definition.

  • Traditional Systems Engineering

    Executes documentation-driven processes and rigorous requirements verification for aerospace systems.

  • Modeling and Simulation

    Develops discrete event simulations and trade study models to evaluate satellite and ground networks.

Space Systems and Spaceflight Navigation

Delivers orbit dynamics, mission design, and deep space navigation support across all phases of space flight.

  • Deep Space Navigation

    Performs highly precise interplanetary mission navigation, trajectory design, and flight dynamics.

  • Space Situational Awareness

    Engineers space intelligence systems and satellite constellations to deliver real-time data on orbital environments.

Hardware and Firmware Engineering

Provides hardware systems engineering, architecture design, and electronics integration with expertise in wireless RF and embedded computing.

  • Embedded Computing and Firmware

    Develops embedded systems, firmware, FPGA designs, and associated mechanical hardware.

  • Wireless RF Communication Systems

    Architects and implements physical RF hardware for satellite and terrestrial communications.

Software Engineering

Delivers on-time, robust software engineering solutions and lifecycle maintenance for complex technical systems.

  • Autonomous Onboard Navigation Software

    Implements onboard optical navigation algorithms and autonomous trajectory correction software.

  • Ground Station Operations Software

    Designs and maintains software platforms for satellite ground stations and constellation operations.

  • Unstructured Data Mining

    Builds specialized data analysis engines utilizing context and keyword searches.

Communications Systems

Engineers end-to-end satellite and terrestrial communications, providing waveform design, link analysis, and capacity optimization.

  • Communications Analysis

    Performs link analysis, waveform design, capacity analysis, and adaptive communication modeling.

  • RF and Wireless Systems

    Designs secure, high-speed global communication architectures, including multi-carrier and crosslink paths.

Industries

Aerospace · Space · Defense · Federal · Telecommunications

Projects

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.

MESSENGER

Space · Client: NASA

Project details

Delivered orbit dynamics and mission navigation for the spacecraft orbiting Mercury.

OSIRIS-REx

Space · Client: NASA

Project details

Provided flight dynamics and spacecraft navigation for the asteroid sample return mission.

LunaH-Map

Space · Client: NASA

Project details

Successfully demonstrated autonomous onboard optical navigation algorithms and autonomous trajectory corrections in deep space.