Slingshot Aerospace’s Agatha has been named 2024 Satellite Technology of the Year by Via Satellite, recognizing the breakthrough use of artificial intelligence to address growing challenges in space domain awareness.

Developed in partnership with DARPA, Agatha is a first-of-its-kind AI application that simultaneously evaluates data from thousands of satellites to identify suspicious outliers and explain the underlying reasons for anomalous behavior. This ability to provide context—not just detection—enables operators to better assess intent and anticipate risk.

The subtle behavioral differences Agatha identifies would be undetectable to human analysts or legacy technologies, particularly when assessed across large satellite constellations. As the space domain becomes increasingly congested and contested, Agatha’s explainable, predictive insights support faster, more confident decision-making for federal, defense, and commercial satellite operators.

Via Satellite’s Satellite Technology of the Year award recognizes innovations that meet significant market demand, deliver technical or operational efficiencies, disrupt existing approaches, or represent a meaningful scientific or technological breakthrough. Agatha was selected from a highly competitive field reflecting the rapid pace of innovation across the global satellite industry.

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