Overview
Slingshot Portal is evolving from a core platform experience into a more operational, mission-ready workspace. In 2026, the focus is on giving users one place to access contextual space data, analytics, tracking, APIs, and AI-assisted workflows. Into early 2027, that foundation expands with stronger security, mission-ready processing, and more advanced tracking capabilities.
What’s coming in 2026
Q2: Core Platform Experience
In Q2 2026, Portal becomes the central entry point for users to access global sensor data, contextual intelligence, AI-driven insights, and developer APIs in one secure environment.
Expected capabilities include:
Account management, billing, subscriptions, and API key management
Help desk and support access
Sales contract account activations
A landing view with space news, alerts, analysis, and 3D space data perspectives
AI query builder, search, and filtering for contextual space data
List management
Marketplace access for ordering data
Developer documentation and API access
AI assistant support for contextual data, object catalog questions, support, and anomaly detection
Q3: On-Demand Processing
In Q3 2026, Portal expands beyond access and visibility into action. Users will be able to trigger processing services on demand, rather than waiting on fixed workflows.
Expected capabilities include:
Dynamically orchestrated processing services; MFAST version 1 to start.
Ability to order processing through the marketplace. To learn more about our processing tools view more here.
Limited configurable jobs with connected outputs through S3 delivery
Q3/Q4: Automated Marketplace Experience & Object Tracking
In Q3-Q4, Portal’s marketplace experience becomes automated. Expected capabilities include:
Historical data orders will compute exact checkout price instead of current credit/debit model
Future data orders will pass automated feasibility checks prior to checkout
OPM available as state vector format for checkout
Checkout with multiple data formats in one order
Q3/Q4: SDA Analytics & Views
In Q3-Q4, Portal’s Data Suite will see major updates to display more astrodynamic data relating to each object from Slingshot’s proprietary catalog. Expected capabilities include:
Data Suite
Consolidated Overview tab with latest state vector information plus spacecraft metadata
Tracking history, photometry, events, and neighborhood views
Improved SDA Workspace
New analytics (Maneuvers, RAPTOR)
Q4: AI-Driven Maneuver Intelligence
In Q4 2026, Portal adds more direct decision-support capability for collision avoidance and maneuver planning through TALOS AI.
Expected capabilities include:
Explainable maneuver recommendations
Trusted workflow from CDM through delta-V trade analysis to recommended maneuver
Save and export functionality for recommended maneuver options
API support for packaging and submitting maneuvers for screening
Better speed for operators who need decision support without giving up human review and control
Q4: Additional Enhancements
On demand access to additional processing tools via our marketplace for propagation and conjunction assessment. Learn more here.
Build insights through our analytics query features
Limited alert settings and configurations
Trust fresher contextual space data for reporting on space insights, powered by Seradata
Leverage Market Insights Reports via our Marketplace, powered by Seradata
What’s coming in early 2027
Q1'27: Follow on from 2026
Real time data runs from Agatha and Raptor models into streamlined analytics workspaces. Models will be available via our marketplace
Mission-Ready, FedRAMP-Grade Intelligence
In early 2027, Portal becomes more mission-ready for secure and regulated environments.
Expected capabilities include:
Hardened processing environments
Compliance-aligned execution
Mission-ready reporting
Customized workflows
Commercial and government-facing processing and analytics suite access
Expanded developer documentation and APIs for those suites
This phase is important because it supports adoption in government and other security-sensitive environments, where compliance and operational maturity are required.
What this means for customers
Across 2026 and early 2027, Portal is moving in a clear direction:
From fragmented tools to a more unified workspace
From static access to on-demand processing and analytics
From awareness only to decision-ready support
From general platform access to mission-ready secure operations
In practical terms, customers should expect Portal to become:
Easier to work in day to day
More useful for operational workflows
Better connected to APIs and downstream systems
More capable of supporting tracking, maneuver planning, and secure mission environments