SpaceGuardian· Podim DEMO Day · 2026In 2030, satellites will bid against each other
for the right of way.
We built the marketplace.
Why Now
Orbit is out of control
14,500 satellites in orbit today → 100,000 by 2030
800+ collision-avoidance maneuvers happen in orbit every single day
One collision triggers a Kessler chain reaction — orbits unusable for decades
Today, humans on radios decide who moves. It does not scale.
Solution
A real-time bidding marketplace
01
Bid
Two satellites about to cross paths. Each bids the fuel cost of moving.
02
Match
Our AI clears the auction in milliseconds. Lowest-cost mover wins.
03
Execute
Maneuver command sent direct to the satellite. No humans in the loop.
5–7% fuel savings · longer satellite lifespan · we take a fee on every transaction
Traction
We are already moving
2× CASSINI 1st
Hackathon (Nov 2024) + Challenge Idea Track (Jun 2025)
€72k
P2 pre-seed grant — non-dilutive
EU Commission
Pitched at CASSINI Days, Prague · Oct 2025
MVP live
Pilot integrations with operators starting 2026
Market
A €4.5B SAM by 2030
100,000satellites in orbit by 2030
× €45kper satellite per year (mid tier)
= €4.5Bserviceable addressable market
$15BSpace Traffic Management market — exploding
Bottom-up. Conservative. We need 3% to hit our 2030 target.
Business Model
Tiered SaaS, priced per satellite per year
Small operators
€20k
/sat/yr
Mid-size fleets
€45k
/sat/yr
Mega-constellations
€75k
/sat/yr
CAC
€7k
LTV
€150k
Gross margin
70%
ARR target 2030
€80M
Team
Built by people who have already done it
Luka Zlatečan
CEO
10+ yrs SaaS architecture
Jernej Jan Kočica
CTO
PhD candidate, control algorithms
Janez Lapajne
Head of AI
PhD, multiple peer-reviewed papers
Tim Šfiligoj
COO
15+ yrs product & operations
SpaceGuardianSpace is becoming a market.
We are the auction house.
Luka Zlatečan, CEO
luka.zlatecan@spaceguardian.eu
spaceguardian.eu
