When will your satellite deorbit? Lifetime forecasts that stay current.
Leonid Space LLC delivers real-time satellite orbital monitoring and lifetime forecasting solutions to protect low Earth orbit spacecraft. Combining real-time tracking telemetry with short- and long-term space weather forecasting, its validated analysis pipeline predicts orbital decay with high accuracy, alerting operators when solar activity shifts deorbit timelines. The practice also provides mission design consulting, including propulsion sizing, guidance and control (GNC) design, and Orbital Debris Assessment Report (ODAR) compliance.
Scott ShambaughFounder
Provides spacecraft operators with continuous tracking and prediction of orbital decay. By combining real-time satellite telemetry with solar and geomagnetic weather forecasts, this analysis pipeline alerts operators when fluctuating atmospheric conditions shift expected deorbit timelines, helping protect low Earth orbit assets and minimize mission risk.
Delivers predictive assessments of orbital longevity validated against six decades of historical deorbit data, offering high accuracy under both known and fully predictive space weather scenarios.
Monitors active spacecraft to automatically detect when solar storms or changing atmospheric density accelerate decay, issuing immediate notifications to operations teams.
Tracks and models orbital behavior across entire multi-satellite fleets, enabling operators to analyze aggregated health trends and project long-term constellation dynamics.
Verifies and documents that spacecraft meet international and domestic post-mission disposal timelines, ensuring regulatory requirements are satisfied.
Simulates spacecraft maneuver capability and remaining onboard propellant to accurately predict control limits and final mission termination timelines.
Helps spacecraft developers design missions and hardware capable of enduring unpredictable space weather environments. Engineering services ensure constellations are sized, controlled, and configured to meet operational goals and satisfy launch requirements.
Calculates the delta-v and propellant volume required to maintain orbits and execute controlled deorbits under varying solar cycle conditions.
Sizes and configures guidance, navigation, and control hardware to ensure attitude and orbit control systems can manage peak atmospheric drag.
Simulates orbital decay across various launch dates and target altitudes to identify optimal mission parameters and operational margins.
Authors Orbital Debris Assessment Reports required for regulatory clearance, verifying spacecraft compliance with space debris mitigation guidelines.
Space · Aerospace · Federal
Denver, CO · Space · 2026 · Client: NASA
Published continuous lifetime forecasts for NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to track its rapid orbital decay. By simulating atmospheric drag and solar storm impacts, the forecasting service provided critical tracking data during a planned orbital reboost mission, evaluating the probability of safe operation prior to rendezvous.