Xona Space Systems is a space technology company and navigation solution provider pioneering a next-generation satellite navigation system. They are developing the PULSAR™ service, a LEO constellation of small satellites designed to deliver precise and secure positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services as an alternative to traditional GNSS like GPS. Xona's technology aims to improve accuracy, reliability, and security for autonomous systems and critical infrastructure, collaborating with partners like Trimble, US Space Force, and Safran. Associated keywords include: LEO PNT, satellite navigation, precision positioning, GNSS, and autonomous systems.
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Huginn, Xona Space Systems’ first prototype satellite, launched 2022-05-25 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.
Xona Space Systems is focused on developing Pulsar, a low Earth orbit satellite navigation system designed to provide resilient and trusted centimeter-level position anywhere on the globe.
Xona Space Systems expects to start deploying its operational Pulsar satellites in early 2025.
Xona Space Systems launched its first orbital mission, Huginn, in May 2022.
California-based startup Xona Space Systems recently deployed a test satellite and is developing plans for a constellation that could supplement or replace existing GNSS capabilities.
Xona says operating Pulsar satellites in a much lower orbit would deliver 10 times better positioning, navigation and timing accuracy than standard GNSS.
Xona expects to start deploying Pulsar satellites in low Earth orbit by early 2025.
Muninn will expand the geographical regions Xona is testing in and will be used to test more advanced user scenarios with multiple satellites in view.
Xona is building a second prototype satellite called Muninn in-house and has a launch contract for deployment in early 2023.
Xona has raised about $10,000,000 to date.
Xona Space Systems delivered its first in-space demonstrator to Spaceflight Inc. for final integration after successfully completing testing.
Spaceflight signed multiple new customers for rideshare and launch services in 2021, including GeoJump, Portland State Aerospace Society, SPiN, Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, and Xona Space Systems.
Spaceflight Inc. signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc. / Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.
Xona Space Systems projects its lower-orbit PNT services will deliver 10 times better accuracy than standard GNSS using encrypted signals.
Xona Space Systems raised $8,000,000 to fully fund an orbital demonstration of its navigation payload next year.
Xona Space Systems successfully tested its navigation system earlier 2021 in a ground-based demonstration, as reported in its 2021-09-22 funding announcement.
The Xona demo satellite is part of a planned constellation of 300 cubesats that Xona expects to start deploying in 2023.
Xona Space Systems has a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission in mid-2022, brokered by Spaceflight, to launch a dedicated commercial positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite.
Xona Space Systems successfully tested its navigation system in a ground-based demonstration earlier 2021, as stated in its 2021-09-22 funding announcement.
Xona Space Systems’ patent-pending system architecture uses smallsat efficiency to provide an affordable global service with more than 10x better accuracy and 100x better interference mitigation than legacy systems.