Aeonyx Announces New Contract with Space Development Agency (SDA) to Continue Development of Digital FlatSats

The project will deliver “virtual” satellites designed to facilitate mission validation, testing, and high-fidelity simulation.

Aeonyx™, the leading software platform for space missions, today announced a new contract with the Space Development Agency (SDA) to expand its work using the Aeonyx virtualization engine to create digital FlatSats for SDA space vehicles. Building on an initial contract awarded in 2024, this initiative is part of Aeonyx’ broader push toward Full Mission Virtualization™, which lets operators simulate and test satellite operations without the high costs and logistics of traditional hardware FlatSats. 

The virtualization of FlatSats is powered by the Aeonyx virtualization engine, a next-generation digital twinning technology that incorporates flight and subsystem software to simulate complete satellite systems in a high-fidelity environment. By including all satellite subsystems and their software, it replicates the same behaviors, functions, and attributes that on-orbit systems will experience—providing a robust environment for the simulation and operation of satellite constellations. 

Organizations and governments that are interested in trying the Aeonyx virtualization engine to design, test, and simulate a satellite or constellation should inquire with Aeonyx at https://www.aeonyx.us.