ABB Inc. is a Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation that plays a crucial role in the space industry through its Measurement & Analytics division. They are a major supplier of advanced optical sensors and equipment used in satellites and space telescopes for weather forecasting, climate analysis, earth observation, and greenhouse gas monitoring. ABB collaborates with major space agencies like NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency, as well as commercial entities like GHGSat and EarthDaily Analytics, providing key components for missions focused on understanding Earth's environment and exploring other planets. Associated keywords: optical sensors, space instrumentation, climate monitoring, earth observation, automation, robotics.
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ABB Inc., Bubble Technology Industries, Mission Control, and Western University are working under early-stage contracts for Canada’s lunar utility rover program.
EarthDaily and ABB collaborated on the design and deployment of a planetary measurement system for the EarthDaily Constellation project.
ABB partnered with the Canadian Space Agency for the MOPITT atmospheric sensor, which was launched in 1999.
ABB has won a contract from the Canadian Space Agency to carry out the conceptual development (Phase A) of the TICFIRE instrument.
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded contracts totaling over $5.4 million to ABB Inc. and Honeywell (Canada) for the TICFIRE instrument on the HAWC mission.
ABB acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics in 2021.
ABB will collaborate with Xiphos Systems Corporation on high-performance processing electronics for the EarthDaily Constellation multispectral imaging systems.
ABB was awarded a contract worth around $30,000,000 by EarthDaily Analytics Corp. to develop and manufacture next-generation multispectral imaging systems.
The contract between ABB and EarthDaily Analytics for multispectral imaging systems is valued at $30,000,000.
On 2022-02-16, ABB committed to supply multispectral imaging systems for EarthDaily Analytics’ planned fleet of 10 satellites.
ABB initially acquired a 10 percent stake in InCharge Energy through its investment in the Series A venture capital funding round in 2020.
GHGSat signed an agreement with ABB to deliver the payloads for GHGSat’s next three methane-detecting satellites.