Orbital Sidekick (OSK) is a space-based Earth observation company that specializes in hyperspectral imaging. They operate a constellation of satellites, including the GHOSt series, equipped with advanced hyperspectral sensors to monitor the Earth across a wide spectrum of light. OSK's primary focus is providing global monitoring services and actionable insights to commercial and government clients in sectors like energy (pipeline monitoring), agriculture, defense, and environmental protection. Their major customers and partners include energy companies, the U.S. Department of Defense, and organizations like the U.S. Geological Survey and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Customers have used Orbital Sidekick’s Sigma platform to monitor over 12,0 m of pipelines.
Dan Katz is the CEO and founder of Orbital Sidekick.
Orbital Sidekick states that the introduction of GHOSt will enable the company to produce the highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral imagery launched to date.
Orbital Sidekick will have an opportunity to advance its Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation, known as GHOSt, which is set to launch in 2023.
Orbital Sidekick’s proprietary analytics platform and hyperspectral payload architecture provide persistent space-based monitoring solutions powered by Spectral Intelligence™.
Darren Schmidt, EERC Assistant Director for Energy, Oil, and Gas, supports partnering with Orbital Sidekick to provide continuous space-based monitoring of pipeline assets.
Energy Transfer selected Orbital Sidekick to monitor its Permian Basin assets as part of Energy Transfer’s Partnership-wide pipeline integrity programs designed to ensure the continued safety of its pipelines.
Upon deployment of the GHOSt constellation, Orbital Sidekick will offer frequent monitoring of pipeline assets to the global oil and gas industry through its SIGMA Platform.
Orbital Sidekick secured Small Business Innovation Research contracts, funding from the Air Force Strategic Financing program (STRATFI), and investment from In-Q-Tel.
Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt satellites will provide hyperspectral imagery at 8.3-meter ground sample distance and panchromatic imagery at 3.0-meter ground sample distance.
Orbital Sidekick signed a technical assistance agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center as part of the Joint Agency Commercial Imaging Evaluation partnership.
Orbital Sidekick’s six-satellite hyperspectral constellation GHOSt will launch during 2022.
Each satellite in Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt constellation will capture 512 spectral bands across the visible to shortwave infrared region (400–2500 nm).
Orbital Sidekick plans to launch a six-satellite Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation called GHOSt later 2022.
Each satellite in Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt constellation will provide hyperspectral imaging at 8-meter ground sample distance and panchromatic imaging at 3-meter ground sample distance.
Each satellite in Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt constellation will capture 512 spectral bands across the visible to shortwave infrared region (400–2500 nm).
Orbital Sidekick’s six-satellite hyperspectral constellation GHOSt will launch during 2022.
Orbital Sidekick is working with Astro Digital so Orbital Sidekick can focus on the payload and extract information from its proprietary hyperspectral data.
Orbital Sidekick is working with Astro Digital on the Aurora payload and hyperspectral data extraction.
Orbital Sidekick, based in San Francisco, is developing space-based monitoring services using hyperspectral satellite imagery and machine learning algorithms.