Deimos-One
STRATOSPHERIC SYSTEMS

One mission layer.
Multiple flight systems.

Deimos-One integrates balloon platforms, recoverable payload systems, mission autonomy, and operational software into complete near-space architectures built around the mission.

Explore Systems ↓ Discuss a Mission →
OPERATING DOMAIN
Near space High-altitude operations above conventional aviation.
MISSION MODES
Hours to months Short-duration testing through persistent campaigns.
PAYLOAD MODEL
Mission-configurable From lightweight instruments to large integrated payloads.
OPERATIONS
Launch to recovery Planning, flight management, telemetry, and return.
01 // SYSTEMS APPROACH

The vehicle is selected around the mission, not the other way around.

Near-space missions do not all need the same balloon, endurance profile, payload capacity, or degree of control. Deimos-One assembles the right flight architecture for each operational objective.

Platform selection considers altitude, duration, payload mass, power demand, geographic constraints, recovery requirements, atmospheric conditions, and the level of persistence required over an area of interest.

Platform families for distinct mission profiles.

Representative capabilities are shown as broad planning envelopes. Final performance is determined by vehicle configuration, payload, launch conditions, regulatory constraints, and mission design.

Navigable persistent systems

Long-duration platforms that use atmospheric wind layers, predictive flight modeling, and active mission management to seek persistence over an area of interest.

MISSION DURATION Days to months
FLIGHT MODE Wind-layer navigation
MISSION USE ISR, communications, PNT, sensing
DEPLOYMENT Single vehicle or fleet
CAPABILITY ENVELOPE // PERSISTENCE, WIDE-AREA COVERAGE, RECOVERABLE PAYLOADS

Super-pressure systems

Stable, sealed balloon architectures suited to sustained stratospheric flight, long-duration science, communications, and persistent sensing missions.

MISSION DURATION Long duration
ALTITUDE BEHAVIOR Stable float profile
MISSION USE Science, ISR, communications
PAYLOAD MODEL Integrated and recoverable
CAPABILITY ENVELOPE // LOW-VIBRATION FLIGHT, LONG ENDURANCE, PAYLOAD REFRESH

Zero-pressure systems

Scalable high-altitude vehicles supporting payloads from compact tactical packages to large scientific and defense systems requiring substantial lift capacity.

PAYLOAD RANGE Few pounds to multi-ton class
MISSION DURATION Hours to extended campaigns
MISSION USE Testing, science, ISR, calibration
RECOVERY Mission-designed return system
CAPABILITY ENVELOPE // FLEXIBLE LIFT, LARGE PAYLOADS, SHORT OR LONG DURATION

Sounding systems

Rapidly deployed, short-duration vehicles for meteorology, atmospheric sampling, sensor development, calibration, and near-space hardware testing.

MISSION DURATION Short duration
DEPLOYMENT Rapid and distributed
MISSION USE Weather, research, test, calibration
OPERATING MODEL Repeatable campaign flights
CAPABILITY ENVELOPE // LOW LOGISTICS, FAST RESPONSE, WIDE LAUNCH ACCESS
02 // INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURE

A complete system from launch planning through recovery.

Deimos-One connects the flight vehicle, payload, communications, autonomy, and ground segment into one traceable mission architecture.

01 // PLATFORM

Flight vehicle

Balloon architecture, lift system, power, thermal design, and flight termination.

02 // PAYLOAD

Mission package

EO/IR, RF, environmental, communications, navigation, and experimental payloads.

03 // SOFTWARE

Mission autonomy

Atmospheric estimation, prediction, planning, safety supervision, and onboard decisions.

04 // OPERATIONS

Ground segment

Mission planning, command and control, telemetry, fleet awareness, replay, and recovery.

03 // HALO AUTONOMY

The intelligence layer for near-space operations.

HALO is Deimos-One’s hardware-agnostic autonomy and mission software architecture. It turns atmospheric uncertainty, vehicle state, mission priorities, and safety constraints into explainable operational decisions.

  • Predictive atmospheric estimation and multi-horizon flight planning
  • Mission-aware guidance across changing wind layers and resource limits
  • Energy, communications, payload, and fleet-level resource management
  • Independent safety supervision with final authority over vehicle commands
  • Deterministic replay and a complete digital thread for post-mission analysis
Explore HALO →
MISSION CONFIGURATION

Build the system around the objective.

Tell us what must be sensed, connected, tested, or sustained. Deimos-One will define the platform, payload, autonomy, and operational architecture required to execute it.

Contact Us → Technical Docs →