Modular
Thermal
Intelligence

OTIS is developing compact thermal infrastructure that enables higher-power orbital payloads within tighter spacecraft area, mass, and integration constraints.

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800
W/m² High-Density Target
Modeled useful payload heat rejection in the current high-density operating concept
≈45%
Less Radiator Area
Modeled reduction at equal payload heat versus a representative compact passive baseline
Multi-kW
Scalable Thermal Platform
Designed to scale from compact spacecraft surfaces to larger deployable rejection systems
Modeled design targets; mission results vary with operating conditions and system integration.
The Mission Constraint

Thermal capacity is becoming
a mission constraint

As onboard processing grows, heat rejection increasingly determines payload capability, spacecraft size, and mission complexity.

Limited Surface Area

Body-mounted radiator area is finite, while deployable systems add mechanisms, stowed volume, and structural burden.

Rising Payload Density

More capable processors concentrate greater heat in smaller volumes, turning thermal capacity into a practical performance ceiling.

Mission-Level Tradeoffs

Thermal gains must justify their electrical power, mass, integration, and reliability costs at the spacecraft level.

Why OTIS

A better
system-level trade

OTIS is designed to increase useful thermal capacity while preserving the flexibility, integration simplicity, and resilience required by real spacecraft missions.

01

Preserve Spacecraft Area

Increase payload capability without growing thermal hardware at the same rate as heat load.

02

Use Power Intelligently

Match thermal-system energy use to actual mission demand rather than operating permanently at peak conditions.

03

Scale with the Mission

Extend from compact body-mounted capacity to larger modular and deployable rejection systems.

04

Simplify Integration

A modular thermal interface is designed to adapt across spacecraft sizes, payload classes, and mission profiles.

Team

Building infrastructure
for orbital compute

OTIS combines spacecraft engineering, thermal systems, and high-performance hardware integration.

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Brady Cruse
Co-Founder

Brady Cruse

Brady is a third-year MIT undergraduate studying electrical engineering, with a focus on systems and materials engineering. He has also co-founded two other startups.

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Daniel Cruse
Co-Founder

Daniel Cruse

Daniel is a third-year MIT undergraduate studying aerospace engineering, focused on spacecraft systems and the practical constraints of operating high-power payloads in orbit.

Designing a
high-power mission?

OTIS works with satellite integrators, hosted-payload providers, mission architects, and strategic partners. Qualified teams can request a confidential technical briefing.