Astroncia's first launch vehicle concept - engineered for low Earth orbit, designed around total reusability, and built to redefine what affordable access to space looks like.
Concept Design
Starlight is in active paper-prototype development. We're designing every stage, every interface, and every recovery system from first principles.
The vehicle is optimized for the 550km LEO band - the ideal altitude for communications constellations, Earth observation, and scientific payloads. Every design choice is made with reusability and operational efficiency as the primary constraints.
Two-stage, fully reusable launch vehicle for low Earth orbit missions. Currently in paper-prototype concept phase.
Concept Specifications
Preliminary targets - subject to revision as engineering matures.
Design Philosophy
Starlight's first stage is designed for autonomous propulsive landing - returning intact to the launch site or a downrange platform for rapid refurbishment and reuse.
Targeting sub-1km orbital insertion accuracy through Pulsar-driven guidance, navigation, and control algorithms.
Starlight is designed from day one to fly on the Pulsar flight computer system - tight hardware-software co-design for maximum reliability and autonomy.
Configurable payload fairing accommodates a wide variety of satellite sizes and configurations - enabling rapid manifest flexibility and multi-manifest rideshare.
Development Status
Pulsar Integration
Starlight and Pulsar are being co-designed from the ground up - a fully integrated vehicle-avionics stack that eliminates interface complexity and maximizes reliability. Explore Pulsar
Astroncia does not currently have active vehicles, hardware, or operational launch capability. Starlight is in the paper-prototype concept phase. All specifications, timelines, and performance targets are preliminary concepts subject to revision. Astroncia is seeking pre-seed investment to fund the next phases of development.