SWISS
HACKATHON 2026 — Orbital Infrastructure Challenge
Building the Future Operating Systems of the Orbital Economy. 48 hours of high-stakes engineering in the heart of Lucerne.
Switzerland's premier orbital infrastructure challenge.
This is not a student hackathon. It is a national innovation platform — bringing together Swiss precision engineering, deep-tech capital and orbital ambition.
Six flagship challenges. Forty-eight hours. One mission: position Switzerland as the operational hub of the orbital economy.
MISSION CRITICAL TRACKS
▸ Select your operational theatre
Orbital Digital Twins
Real-time telemetry mirrors for satellite constellations with predictive maintenance and anomaly detection.
Pharma & Biotech in Microgravity
Engineering the next generation of pharmaceutical platforms for autonomous orbital biolabs.
AI for Autonomous Space Operations
Mission control intelligence: autonomous decision engines for satellite fleet management.
Orbital Manufacturing & Advanced Materials
Robotics, additive manufacturing and advanced materials for in-orbit production lines.
Space Cybersecurity & Resilience
Cyber digital twins, threat detection and mission resilience for orbital infrastructure.
Digital Twin Earth — Switzerland
Interactive digital twin of Switzerland: climate, glaciers, water, energy and alpine risk.
Best Industrial Deployment Potential
Awarded to the project with the highest probability of becoming a real industrial pilot, deployable solution or commercial product within 24 months.
Strategic Roadmap
From global talent ingress to the deployment of Swiss-engineered orbital infrastructure.
Registrations Open
Call for multi-disciplinary experts. Individual, team, mentor and sponsor onboarding.
Team Formation & Briefing
Selected participants receive datasets, digital twin simulators and pre-event briefings.
Swiss Hackathon — Lucerne
48-hour engineering sprint at Technopark Luzern. Direct access to industrial mentors.
Mentoring & Pilot Exploration
Winning teams move into structured mentoring and industrial pilot pathways.
Official Submission & Traceability
Ensuring fairness, transparency and technical integrity throughout the entire innovation process.
Unlike traditional hackathons where development starts only on the event day, the Swiss Hackathon introduces an Official Development Window.
Registered participants will be authorised to officially begin developing their projects up to seven days before the on-site hackathon.
Every project follows an official submission workflow designed to guarantee transparency, equal opportunity and complete traceability.
The objective is not simply to build prototypes faster, but to encourage deeper technical validation, stronger engineering practices and higher-quality solutions.
The Swiss Hackathon is designed to promote engineering excellence rather than last-minute coding. By introducing an official development period together with a structured submission workflow, participants can dedicate more time to validation, testing and documentation while maintaining complete fairness and transparency for all teams.
Official participant onboarding.
Submit your candidature to the Swiss Hackathon 2026 — as an individual expert or as a full multidisciplinary team. All submissions are received under a structured review protocol and processed by the organising team.
- · Unique registration ID assigned to every submission
- · Timestamped, traceable, reviewed by the organising committee
- · Data processed under Swiss data protection standards
FUTURE PARTNERS
Join the mission.
Applications open 22 July 2026. Reserve your place in Switzerland's flagship orbital innovation programme.