Saber Astronautics announced the successful deployment and operationalisation of WINDU, its AI-enabled Digital Guardian built to automate high-tempo Space Domain Awareness (SDA) workflows and accelerate decision-making for military and civil mission operators. Space Domain Awareness, the ability to track, interpret, and predict activity in orbit, is critical to protecting satellites and maintaining space security. As orbital activity increases, operators face an overwhelming volume of sensor data, making timely and accurate analysis increasingly difficult.
WINDU was initially funded with $1.2 million from the U.S. Space Force in 2025. To accelerate deployment, Saber integrated WINDU into its Space Cockpit Battle Management System (SBMS) platform. SBMS maintains a continuous Authority to Operate (cATO) and is actively used on classified networks across U.S. Space Force mission Deltas, supporting more than 3,000 operators worldwide.
Unlike traditional analytics tools that still rely heavily on expert manual interpretation, WINDU serves as a Digital Guardian: an intelligent operational assistant that executes procedures, assembles evidence, and returns mission-ready outputs in the flow of operations. Windu represents a major shift in how operators can approach space traffic management, mission assurance, and space battle management, especially as orbital activity scales and the pace of operations accelerates. WINDU is a differentiator for defence missions and commercial constellation operators seeking to automate high-volume spacecraft operations and anomaly response workflows.
Historically, SDA has relied heavily on manual processes. A single Rendezvous and Proximity Operation, such as a docking maneuver or satellite flyby, can require up to 60 minutes of expert analysis to assess potential threats. In live trials, WINDU reduced this analysis time to under 60 seconds, enabling operators to process events simultaneously while finding prior undetected threats.
WINDU achieves this by fusing data from diverse sources, including radar and optical sensors, and applying mission-specific operational procedures through AI-driven automation. The system autonomously generates assessments for launches, maneuvers, break-ups, proximity operations, and other critical events, delivering information directly to the operator. This allows human operators to focus on judgment, strategy, and decision-making rather than data triage.
“We designed WINDU to be a true force multiplier,” said Dr. Jason Held, CEO of Saber Astronautics. “As the number of objects in orbit continues to grow, operators are struggling to keep pace. WINDU cuts through the noise, identifying meaningful hazards and enabling faster, more confident decisions.”
“Automation like WINDU is critical to maintaining operational advantage in the space domain,” said Nathan Parrott, Director of Saber Astronautics. “By reducing analysis timelines from minutes to seconds, this capability allows our operators to stay ahead of emerging threats and focus on mission-critical decisions at the speed required for modern space operations.”
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