Bringing Reliable Space Intelligence Closer

AstroCore-R: High-Performance On-Board Computing

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About

AstroCore-R closes the gap between sensing and acting.

Satellites generate vast amounts of imagery and mission data, but limited onboard computing forces critical decisions to happen on the ground. The result is delayed response, reduced autonomy, and missed opportunities in orbit.

AstroCore-R solves this.

AstroCore-R is an AI-native onboard computing platform that enables real-time image processing, autonomous decision-making, and advanced space applications – from formation flying and adaptive missions to secure communications and onboard AI workloads.

Built Different, Where It Counts.

AstroCore-R combines 248 TOPS of AI performance with a radiation-tolerant architecture, ECC memory, independent FDIR, and native space interfaces, delivering reliable onboard AI for long-duration missions.

Features

Very High AI Performance

248 TOPS of in-orbit inference power, enabling real-time analysis of 4K optical and hyperspectral imagery.

Reliability Cleanliness Tests

Radiation-tolerant architecture with a space-grade supervisor MCU, latch-up protection, dual boot, and board-level FDIR.

Space Oriented

Radiation-qualified memory, storage, and host board components, with dedicated sensors for temperature, voltage, power, and radiation monitoring.

Easy Integration

CubeSat and MicroSat compatible, thermally characterised, TVAC and vibration tested, compatible with existing OBC and payload COTS ecosystems.

Simple Development

Pre-integrated software stack, OTA updates, configurable pipelines, and a GPU-accelerated application toolkit so your team can go from model to orbit in days.

Specifications

AI Compute

Jetson ORIN AGX INDUSTRIAL

• 248 TOPS

• 64 GB ECC RAM

• 2048-core NVIDIA

• 64 Tensor Cores

• 12-core Arm®

• bit CPU 3MB L2

• TID >20 krad

Power & Interface

• Unregulated 12-28V

• Configurable 5-70W

• Power Supervisor

• Latch-up Protection

• 2x CAN 2xI2C

• 2x RS-422

• 1x SPI

• 2x SpaceWire

• 1x LVDS

• 1x Ethernet

MCU & Monitoring

• ARM Cortex M7

• TID 100 krad

• SEL >78 MeV.cm2 /mg

• Jetson Watchdog
• Boot Sequense
• Memory Corruptions
• Temperature
• Power
• Radiation

Storage & Mechanical

• 64 GB Unprotected
• 128 GB Dual Boot RADHARD
• 1 TB Data MilGrade

• < 0.5 U
• Al Radiation Shild
• Copper Thermal Heatsink

Qualifications

• Vibration
• TVAC
• Radiation
• Outgassing
• SVV
• Magnetic Cleanliness

Applications

Detect fires, floods, and agricultural change in real time. Reduce downlink costs by transmitting intelligence, not raw imagery. Stop paying for data that becomes aftermath.

Maritime Surveillance & Dark Vessel Detection

React to events as they happen. AstroCore-R runs detection models on-orbit so maritime incidents are flagged in real time — not after the vessel has moved on.

Multi-sensor fusion, autonomous target recognition, and real-time intelligence generation with hardware-rooted reliability, ITAR-free European supply chain, and a fault-tolerance architecture appropriate for mission-critical payloads.

Standard CUDA toolchain. Open software platform. Docker CE support. Your existing AI/ML research code reaches orbit without hardware-specific porting effort, and SpaceToolBoX provides the space-system primitives your application needs from day one.

Imagine Your Mission RoadMap

Architecture

Validation

Deployment

How can I increase the value of my mission?

AstroCore-R provides real-time onboard intelligence, turning raw sensor data into decisions in orbit before it ever reaches the ground.

How do I structure my system without integration risks?

Standardised interfaces and a pre-validated architecture — OBC, payload, TMTC — eliminate the integration unknowns that define most CubeSat programmes.

Can my system survive and operate reliably in orbit?

R is for Reliable. Radiation-aware, fault-tolerant design, backed by analysis to 1000 km SSO and 5-year mission life.

Will my mission actually perform as expected?

Integrated simulation link for link budget, optical, power, and ConOps validation — before a single component is committed to flight.

How do I maximise mission value?

High-performance execution profiles characterised against real power and thermal constraints. Your application runs within a known, validated operating envelope.

Can I trust the system under real conditions

Validated through radiation, TVAC, vibration, and functional testing. No surprises on orbit.

Will everything work together without failure?

Pre-integrated system with defined interfaces and complete documentation — reducing your programme risk at the point it is most critical.

How do I scale and sustain my mission?

Onboard AI applications and autonomous operations supported in collaboration with the Emtech Space team, from commissioning through full operations.

Support & Maintenance

Emtech Space continues the relationship after hardware delivery.

AstroCore-R customers receive:

Engineering support from integration to operations.
Clear and reliable verification & validation reports.
Complete interface control documentation.
Custom applications built around your needs.
Flexible interface expansion services.
Responsive hardware and software modifications.

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See how easily AstroCore-R integrates into your CubeSat or MicroSat mission.

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