Startup · United Kingdom
Optera
HQ United Kingdom
Optera builds bio-inspired sensors and smart systems for space and defence - engineered in the UK and Australia.
Systems3
Astrosite
A concept for a mobile containerised telescope observatory for tracking satellites and other space objects.
Smart Neuromorphic Sensors
Event-based optical sensors for space-object detection and tracking.
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Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensing and signature management | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Bio-inspired sensors and smart systems stated to be built for space and defence. | Reported |
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Bio-inspired sensors and smart systems stated to be built for space and defence. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Bio-inspired sensors and smart systems stated to be built for space and defence.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Bio-inspired sensors and smart systems stated to be built for space and defence.—Reported
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- 1CompanyHome - Optera
Optera · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Optera builds bio-inspired sensors and smart systems for space and defence - engineered in the UK and Australia.”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
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Systems2
- 3CompanyProducts - Optera
Optera · Supports System
“## Astreaus Deployed Overview Always on, on-orbit Space Domain Awareness What's Novel First radiation-hardened event-based vision system designed for orbital environments. Processes visual data at the edge with onboard AI, dramatically reducing downlink bandwidth while maintaining continuous situational awareness.”
- 4CompanyProducts - Optera
Optera · Supports System
“## Smart Neuromorphic Sensors In orbit Overview Event-based sensors for space object detection and tracking What's Novel Bio-inspired silicon retina that mimics human eye function. Each pixel operates independently, firing only when it detects a change in brightness.”
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