Inversion introduces Zenith flight computer to steer Arc through Mach 20 reentry
The Los Angeles startup says Zenith will run Arc from Mach 20-plus reentry to parachute landing, after Ray reached orbit in 2025 but never attempted reentry.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: x.com
Why it matters
Zenith is a piece of hardware behind Inversion's under-an-hour orbital delivery pitch. Arc must maneuver at Mach 20-plus and land within feet of a target, a guidance and computing problem Ray never got to test after a short circuit blocked its deorbit burn in 2025.
Inversion introduced Zenith, its in-house flight computer for the Arc reentry spacecraft, in a thread on X on November 2nd. The Los Angeles company said Zenith "orchestrates nearly every system on Arc" from Mach 20-plus hypersonic flight through a precise, soft landing.
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