Xplore Inc., founded in 2018, is a dual-use space company and "Space as a Service" provider, offering hosted payloads, communication relay services, and exclusive datasets via its multi-mission spacecraft. Xplore operates a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites equipped with sensors to deliver remote sensing data products, including hyperspectral data for Earth observation, space domain awareness, maritime domain awareness, and astronomy. The company partners with organizations like Accion Systems and UP42, serving national space agencies, national security agencies, commercial companies and universities. Key keywords include: space-based services, satellite operations, data analytics, Earth observation, and space exploration.
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Lisa Rich is founder and COO of Xplore.
In 2021 NSIC awarded $2,000,000 to Xplore, a startup focused on space infrastructure services.
The XCRAFT platform was designed, developed, and fabricated in-house by Xplore’s engineering team.
Xplore’s hyperspectral imagery will be offered at 2-meter and 5-meter resolution over dozens of contiguous bands.
The mission is the first launch in a program to build a constellation of 12 satellites using Xplore’s XCRAFT platform.
The mission is the first launch that will build to a constellation of 12 satellites using Xplore’s XCRAFT platform.
The XCRAFT platform was designed, developed, and fabricated in-house by Xplore’s engineering team.
Xplore’s hyperspectral imagery will be offered at 2-meter and 5-meter resolution over dozens of contiguous bands.
Xplore plans to launch its first Xcraft small satellite in the fourth quarter of 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare.
Xplore reached an agreement with Orbital Astronautics to launch a remote-sensing payload on OrbAstro’s ORB-6 platform, and that mission suffered delays.
Xplore has raised $16,200,000 since it was founded in 2018.
NOAA granted Xplore a remote sensing license for the company’s first mission to low Earth orbit scheduled to launch later 2023.
Xplore will offer hyperspectral imagery at 2-meter and 5-meter resolution.
Xplore has a long-term plan to build a constellation of 12 Xcraft platforms carrying eight primary instruments.
The XCRAFT platform was designed, developed, and fabricated in-house by Xplore’s engineering team.
Xplore’s hyperspectral imagery will be offered at 2-meter and 5-meter resolutions across dozens of contiguous bands.
The mission is the first launch toward a constellation of 12 satellites using Xplore’s XCRAFT platform.
Data generated with Xplore’s diverse sensors will address use cases in agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, maritime, change detection and intelligence, and creative media content.
Xplore announced a partnership with UP42.
Xplore's satellite platform is capable of achieving user-defined video flyovers.