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Startup · United Kingdom

Space DOTS

HQ United Kingdom

Space DOTS turns an orbital disruption into an operational decision quickly. DataDOT™ payloads measure conditions in orbit, and SKY-I™ separates natural, technical and adversarial causes, with evidence.

Website

Systems3

DataDOT-1

A first-generation orbital sensing payload measuring radiation, magnetic fields and temperature.

Maturity not rated

DataDOT-2

An orbital sensing payload combining radiation, particle, magnetic-field, ionospheric, acceleration and temperature measurements.

Maturity not rated

SKY-I

A platform for analyzing orbital-environment data and spacecraft events.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities2

  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: In-orbit measurement payloads and SKY-I separating 'adversarial' causes imply a security use, though no customer is named.
    —Reported
  • Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: In-orbit measurement payloads and SKY-I separating 'adversarial' causes imply a security use, though no customer is named.
    —Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People
PersonRole
Bianca CefaloCo-Founder & CEO

Sources5

Profile2

  1. 1

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "5f77356c-4f51-42e9-ae17-96701e1dc17c"}”
  2. 2

    Space DOTS · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “Space DOTS turns an orbital disruption into an operational decision quickly. DataDOT™ payloads measure conditions in orbit, and SKY-I™ separates natural, technical and adversarial causes, with evidence.”

Systems2

  1. 3

    Space DOTS · Supports System

    “DataDOT-1 Our first-generation payload, and the foundation of our in-situ sensing capability. ‍ DataDOT-1 launched in January 2025 and completed a successful mission, returning pilot data on radiation, magnetic fields and temperature.”
  2. 4

    Space DOTS · Supports System

    “Introducing SKY-I ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68b9a0fc4fc7e702a2b5211e/6aaa836dd7335c66af17d2f7_50118f13-4971-456b-9267-aea3cb6b0d76.png) SKY-I transforms scarce, fragmented environmental data into unified, mission-critical intelligence that enables confident decision-making across the entire space mission lifecycle”

People1

  1. 5

    ff.co · Supports Role

    “Bianca Cefalo, Co-Founder & CEO of Space DOTS, speaking at Founders Forum 2023.”

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