# VELA

> Epoch-typed programming language for LEO-aware congestion control on Starlink-class paths.

- Site: https://vela.jonbailey.xyz/
- Version: 1.0.0 teaser
- Status: teaser / lab language. Not a dish firmware flash.
- Related measured CCA: https://orbitstack.jonbailey.xyz/ (LeoAware)
- Related wire: https://ascent.jonbailey.xyz/
- Hub: https://jonbailey.xyz/
- X: https://x.com/suddenlyjon

## One liner

VELA makes path epochs, mobility loss, and statistical dual-gate contracts first-class so LeoAware can keep more of a Starlink-class path.

## Quick answers

Q: Will VELA make my Starlink faster today?
A: Not as a kit update. It is the language that builds onto LeoAware. OrbitStack is the running measured CCA.

Q: How does this help Starlink internet?
A: Handovers every 12-60s break classic TCP/QUIC. VELA refuses stale min-RTT, types mobility loss separately from congestion, and requires multi-seed dual-gate wins.

Q: Is this OrbitStack?
A: No. OrbitStack is LeoAware (the controller). VELA is the language that names and extends that engine. It does not compete with LeoAware.

## Constraints

- Lab numbers live on OrbitStack. Do not mix OPE-fair and coupled-RNG tables.
- Optional ASCENT-D hints are fail-closed.
- EN-only while fleet i18n is paused.