

Bright Ascension
Flight, ground and payload software for satellite missions
About Bright Ascension
Bright Ascension offers mission ready software in space and on the ground. Its integrated software is aimed at any satellite mission, from small satellites to complex multi-satellite operations. The company provides software development kits, ready-made products and turn-key services for flight software, ground software and payload software.
Products
- Flightkit: a development environment for mission-specific flight software, with easy-to-use monitoring and control of onboard changes during development and flight
- Groundkit: a ground software development environment built on reusable components and services, with easy-to-use monitoring and control of spacecraft operations that grows with the mission
- Edge: a ready-to-use payload software package covering the essential requirements of a typical mission
- HELIX: a highly integrated end-to-end space software solution from flight software to ground operations and data-insight applications
Services
- Operations software development and integration: packaged development and deployment of mission control systems designed to integrate with existing flight software
- Flight software development and integration: a turn-key service to deliver efficient, affordable flight software that integrates with existing mission control systems
- Integrated flight and ground software development: a fully integrated turn-key solution that streamlines spacecraft development and operations
Customers and partners
The website shows customer and partner logos including Inspace, ESA, Kepler and Fleet, a hall of fame of missions in orbit, datasheets and sales brochures, a knowledge base and a value-added reseller programme for expanding access to its software.
Shows
Bright Ascension appears in the exhibitor lists of the Small Satellite Conference, SmallSat Europe, Space Comm Expo and Space Tech Expo Europe.
Contact
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Events where Bright Ascension exhibits
All aviation events- 4
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- as sponsor
View eventSpace Tech Expo Europe
17 to 19 November 2026 · Bremen, Germany
Exhibitor
View eventSpace-Comm Expo
24 to 25 February 2027 · London, United Kingdom
Stand C12
View eventSmallSat Europe
1 to 3 June 2027 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Exhibitorlisted for the 2026 edition
View eventSmall Satellite Conference (SmallSat)
1 to 4 August 2027 · Salt Lake City, United States
Exhibitorlisted for the 2026 edition
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