Engagement Methodology

Drosjer Quantum delivers fixed-fee orbital data infrastructure audits to satellite operators, ground station providers, and orbital intelligence companies. This page explains how an engagement works: what we deliver, how we price, and what to expect.

What We Audit

Each engagement produces a Drosjer Quantum Orbital Intelligence Report covering five components:

A representative sample report is available on the homepage. The same methodology runs against private customer codebases under NDA.

Three Tiers

Engagement size is determined by source-code volume and revision passes included. Tier selection happens during discovery. Mid-tier ambiguity is resolved upward to eliminate scope conversations mid-engagement.

Small

$2,500

≤50,000 lines scanned · 1 revision pass

Single pipeline, <50 tracked objects. Typical for university research labs, single-CubeSat operators, small ground station deployments.

Medium

$5,000

≤250,000 lines scanned · 2 revision passes

Multiple pipelines, 50–500 tracked objects. Typical for mid-size LEO constellation operators, commercial ground station providers, mid-stage SSA companies.

Complex

$8,000–12,000

Custom scope · 2+ revision passes

Enterprise. Multiple pipelines with CI/CD integration requirements, compliance considerations (SOC 2, ITAR-relevant), or fleet sizes beyond 500 objects. Pricing within range determined by complexity factors during discovery.

Engagement Timeline

  1. Discovery call (30 minutes). Tier confirmed, scope agreed.
  2. Engagement letter signed. Standard terms; non-negotiable on liability cap, IP ownership, and payment terms.
  3. Codebase access within 10 business days of signing. Audit clock starts on functional access.
  4. Audit delivery 5 business days from access.
  5. Revision pass(es) per tier inclusion. Findings clarified, remediation refined.
  6. Final report delivered. Engagement closes.

Pricing and Payment

Engagements are fixed-fee. We do not bill hourly. Net 15 invoice terms; payment via Stripe or wire transfer. Late payments accrue interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum permitted by law.

We do not offer discounts on a discovery call. Three discount paths exist as published policy:

Discounts are non-stacking. The larger applicable discount applies.

What's Included Per Tier

All three tiers include the same five-component report structure described above. Tier scope determines:

Out-of-scope work (additional revisions beyond included passes, scope expansion mid-engagement, audits of additional codebases) is quoted separately as a follow-on engagement.

What We Don't Do

The Quantum Question

Drosjer Quantum is named for the company's trajectory, not the current toolkit. Today's audits use standard statistical methods. There is no quantum computation in the audit deliverable.

The roadmap below shows where the name leads. Each phase builds on the data infrastructure of the prior one. Quantum methods enter as research in Phase 1, become the core advantage in Phase 2, and inform Phase 3 work where applicable. Most companies name themselves for what they do today. Drosjer Quantum is named for the trajectory.

Phase 0: Migration Readiness Audits

2026

Fixed-fee audits of satellite tracking pipelines for the July 2026 catalog exhaustion. Statistical scoring, dependency analysis, remediation planning. Available now.

Phase 1: Continuous Orbital Risk Scoring

2027 Quantum Tested

Subscription-based orbital risk index for satellite operators and insurance underwriters, built on public catalog data and Drosjer Quantum's scoring methodology. Initial release uses heuristic methods. Quantum optimization prototypes run in parallel as research toward Phase 2.

Phase 2: Quantum-Assisted Maneuver Optimization

2027-2028 Quantum Applied

QAOA-class quantum optimization algorithms applied to collision avoidance maneuver selection. The combinatorial trajectory optimization problem (which maneuver, when, what magnitude, considering multiple possible debris encounters) is where quantum methods have a credible advantage on near-term hardware. Built on PennyLane.

Phase 3: Atmospheric Forecasting for Ground Stations

2028+

High-resolution atmospheric attenuation forecasting for ground station network scheduling decisions. Physics-based models combined with machine learning.

Ready to Start

Two paths from here. Schedule a discovery call to confirm tier fit, or pay directly if you've already determined scope from the sample report.