The space industry tracks more than 30,000 catalogued objects in orbit. Each year, satellite operators receive tens of thousands of conjunction data messages warning of potential collisions. The vast majority require no action. The handful that do can demand expensive, fuel-burning manoeuvres that shorten missions and cost real money. The hard problem is everything in between: the warnings where the right answer is genuinely unclear.

Cadence enters private beta this week with a first cohort of operators evaluating exactly this problem.

Cadence is a collision avoidance cost estimation platform. It models the full cost of responding to a conjunction warning, covering fuel consumption, mission impact, downstream orbital effects, and regulatory exposure, then surfaces a comparative analysis across the available options. Operators can weigh the cost of action against the cost of inaction and make the call with quantified evidence rather than gut feeling.

The first cohort spans a mix of LEO operators with active fleets across commercial, defence, and Earth observation use cases. Each cohort partner brings their own conjunction data feeds and operational constraints, and Cadence integrates with their existing decision workflow rather than replacing it. The objective during this phase is to validate the cost model against operational realities our engineering team cannot fully simulate in isolation.

Cadence is being developed under the European Space Agency's EXPRO+ procurement framework, where Triops is a shortlisted bidder. The EXPRO+ track gives Cadence a credible institutional pathway from research into operations, and aligns the product with the standards European space agencies will eventually require for their own operators.

The cohort runs through the second half of 2026. During that window, we extend the model coverage to additional orbital regimes and refine the interface based on cohort feedback. General availability is targeted for late 2026, with selected operator deployments rolling out before then.

If you operate satellites in low Earth orbit and want to be considered for the next cohort, join the waitlist on the Cadence product page. Cohort partners get early access, a direct line into our roadmap, and pricing locked in at private-beta terms when we open general availability.