IMPORTANT NOTICE
DISCOVER HELIX FLIGHTKIT
FSDK (Flight Software Development Kit) is our older version of flight software. Discover HELIX Flightkit, our latest and significantly improved flight software, which comes HELIX-ready. It allows to establish a robust framework for the future growth of your mission as it progresses through its orbital life and transitions into delivering commercial services.
Discover HELIX FlightkitWHY FSDK?
6 POWERFUL REASONS TO CHOOSE FSDK
The central elements of the FSDK are software components, which promote the idea of reuse: the platform is designed to create limitless combinations of both ready-made and bespoke software components, similar to constructing with building blocks. This means you can develop your spacecraft flight software significantly faster and with greater reliability – whether it’s a single nano-satellite or a large constellation.
Reduced time to market
Our component library covers most basic flight software functionality and allows you to focus on the unique parts of your space mission, helping you to significantly reduce development time.
Read more in our blogReduced risk
Our heavily-tested components come pre-validated with extensive flight heritage, reducing the risk of failure and giving you a peace of mind.
Read more in our blogSupports unique missions
The component-based architecture means that your software can be quickly and easily supplemented with new components to support additional capabilities, tailored to your unique and specific space mission.
Browse our case studiesScalability
As your space system grows, the existing flight software components can be quickly swapped in and out to adapt to new missions, meaning that you won’t have to re-design your software from scratch, even if your hardware changes.
Browse our blogAllows for multiple vendors
FSDK allows you to use multiple hardware vendors, even within a single constellation, which means you can choose the most appropriate and cost-effective option for your space mission.
Read more in our blogEase of use and support
FSDK does not require specialist skills, thanks to its inherent simplicity and ease of use, coupled with a full year of support and maintenance, including training to get you started.
Browse our FAQsFSDK IN ORBIT
Browse our blog posts and case studies to find out more about how flight software works and how it can visibly improve your mission development and operation.
Case study
FARADAY PHOENIX
The Faraday Phoenix mission enables multiple third-party payloads to ‘rideshare ’ on a single satellite platform, providing fast and low-cost access to space.
Blog
Developing Flight Software for Large Satellite Systems
As the New Space market continues to grow, more and more satellite applications require a large number of spacecraft. Find out how to efficiently design flight software to support high-volume…
Blog
How to Optimise Payload Integration
Payloads tend to be developed by specialists in their own fields, but integrating these payloads into a spacecraft platform remains the task of a satellite developer.
News & Events
ESA ARTES Pioneer programme
We are starting development work as part of the partnership with AAC Clyde Space to deliver a multi-year ESA ARTES Pioneer programme, funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and…
Blog
What Does Our Core Technology Really Mean?
In the rapidly changing commercial space market, there is a strong need to produce satellite software quickly and at low cost. Find our how our technology supports software reuse.
Blog
Developing Flight Software for Large Satellite Systems
As the New Space market continues to grow, more and more satellite applications require a large number of spacecraft. Find out how to efficiently design flight software to support high-volume…
Blog
What Does Our Core Technology Really Mean?
In the rapidly changing commercial space market, there is a strong need to produce satellite software quickly and at low cost. Find our how our technology supports software reuse.
Blog
Say No to Vendor Lock-In: Benefits of an Open and Modular Software System
As a service provider, you may want to take advantage of price competition between hardware manufacturers and make your constellations heterogeneous, comprising satellites from different manufacturers with different capabilities. Learn…
TECHNICAL INFO
HOW IT WORKS
Learn more about how exactly our FSDK works, its capabilities and design.
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an extensive library of pre-validated components covering all space mission needs and developed to a strict coding standard for mission-critical software
a lightweight framework which promotes portability and modularity, allowing individual layers to be modified or substituted without impacting layers above and below
tooling to support component development, software integration and testing, which helps guide engineers through the process rapidly, promoting an agile and iterative approach
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