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A Suspicious Encounter at Sea: How OrbitfyEDGE Detects Subject of Interest (SOI) in Under 7 Minutes
Date: 27 March 2025 01:44:00 UTC Location: ~62km off the East Coast of Malaysia (just outside the official maritime jurisdictional...


Unlocking Smarter Satellite Operations with OrbitfyPREP
Introducing OrbitfyPREP: The Future of In-Orbit Operations At Little Place Labs, we believe the next revolution in space isn't just...


From Niche to Necessity: The Rise of Satellite Edge Computing
About 4 years ago, when Little Place Labs (LPL) launched its mission to bring intelligent data processing to orbit, satellite edge...


Getting to Yes: How Little Place Labs is Putting Big Ideas and Innovation to Work for Defense
The rise of small satellites has revolutionized space missions, while edge computing is reshaping data processing across industries.


Quarterly Newsletter - Q1 2025 Edition!
With the first quarter of 2025 behind us, we are excited to share the momentum carrying us forward at Little Place Labs.


Welcome Charlie McGillis: Bridging Defense Leadership with Next-Generation Space Technology
We are excited to announce that Charlie McGillis has joined our board of advisors, bringing over three decades of experience in defense...


Little Place Labs Selected as Finalist for 2025 SXSW Pitch
Little Place Labs to showcase their Near-Real-Time Space Insights powered by their in-orbit edge computing software, Orbitfy, in the...


Quarterly Newsletter - Q4 Edition!
As we look back on 2024, this newsletter highlights our challenges & the rewarding milestones that defined our journey at Little Place Labs


Accelerating Defense Innovation with Veterans
In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, the need for speed, agility, and innovation in national security has never been more...


Bridging Electronics and Space: our SPIN intern's journey with LPL
My Journey into the Space Sector My journey into the space sector has been a lifelong passion, rooted in my childhood. As a Space...


Quarterly Newsletter - Q3 Edition!
Welcome to the Little Place Labs newsletter! October 2024 Who We Are At Little Place Labs, our commitment to leveraging space technology...


Edge Computing for Small Sats: Transforming Space Missions for National Security and Beyond
The rise of small satellites has revolutionized space missions, while edge computing is reshaping data processing across industries.


Little Place Labs: A Global Vision, Powered by a Diverse Remote Team
Space is a challenging industry that transcends individual efforts, corporations, and nations. The complexities and vast unknowns of space


Little Place Labs and Loft team up to compute real-time insights on the edge
Little Place labs and Loft team up to compute real-time insights on edge


Monthly Newsletter - July Edition!
Welcome to the Little Place Labs newsletter! July 2024 Who We Are At Little Place Labs, our commitment to leveraging space technology for...


From Oxford to space and beyond: celebrating three years of innovation and impact
Original article: From Oxford to space and beyond: celebrating three years of innovation and impact  by Bosco Lai , published by Saïd...


Downlink Less, Analyze More: How Onboard Cloud Detection Can Optimize Satellite Operations
With clouds covering an average of 65% of Earth's surface, valuable data collected by Earth Observation satellites is often obscured. Typica


From Cloud to Space: Optimizing Geospatial Machine Learning Models for Satellite Edge Computing
In the world of Satellite Edge Computing, one of the most significant challenges is optimizing on-ground models for deployment on a...


Little Place Labs Awarded a $1.8M AFWERX STTR Phase II Contract
Little Place Labs is Awarded a $1.8M AFWERX STTR Phase II Contract to Revolutionize Air Force Intelligence: Advancing Space-Based...


From Internship to Innovation: The Journey with UK Space Agency's SPIN Program
Last summer, through the UK Space Agency SPIN program , we had welcomed Abdulhameed Yunusa to Little Place Labs as a Data Science...
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