November 28, 2025
Chloe Byrne
Ubotica is proud to be named a laureate of the European Space Agency’s Rising Stars Award, recognising high-potential European companies shaping the future of space. The award highlights the growing importance of autonomous satellite technologies and reflects Ubotica’s progress in
delivering real-time intelligence through our SPACE:AI platform.
SPACE:AI enables satellites to Think. See. Act. by combining on-ground orchestration, on-orbit AI processing, and a modular suite of SPACE:AI Agents such as Dark Vessel Detection and Dynamic Targeting. By extracting insight directly on orbit, SPACE:AI delivers Live Earth Intelligence without relying on slow downlink cycles, transforming how operators access time-critical information for security, maritime awareness, disaster response, and environmental monitoring.
The ESA Rising Stars recognition strengthens Ubotica’s position within Europe’s mission and commercialisation ecosystem and supports deeper collaboration on programmes where real-time, autonomous satellite operations are essential.
Over the past couple of years, Ubotica has advanced SPACE:AI through key milestones, including the launch of CogniSAT-6, the start of major European programmes such as MESEO, and continued research with collaborators including the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. We have also expanded our maritime intelligence capabilities through ongoing work in dark vessel activity and ship-to-ship transfer detection, demonstrating the operational value and maturity of SPACE:AI.
Ubotica thanks ESA for this recognition, and acknowledges the support of our team, partners, and customers. We look forward to expanding the SPACE:AI ecosystem and continuing to advance intelligent, autonomous satellite capabilities.
The Ubotica team are still at the Space Tech Expo Europe, in Bremen until tomorrow, drop by booth D56 for a chat.
