Unseenlabs is a French company and a leader in space-based radio-frequency (RF) detection for maritime surveillance. They operate a constellation of nanosatellites equipped with in-house developed technology to detect, characterize, and geolocate shipborne RF emitters worldwide, regardless of weather conditions. Unseenlabs provides RF data and solutions to governments, shipping companies, and other organizations for maritime domain awareness, combating illegal fishing, and protecting maritime areas. Key partners include GomSpace, Ursa Space Systems, and various investors.
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BRO-8 will add to Unseenlabs’ constellation and increase the volume and quality of services the company provides to customers in France, Europe, and globally.
Unseenlabs employs about 50 people and plans to continue recruiting in 2023.
Unseenlabs has deployed seven satellites since 2019 and is on track to launch additional satellites by the end of 2022.
The satellites will be based on an upgraded platform co-developed by GomSpace and Unseenlabs in an ongoing project.
GomSpace signed a contract with Unseenlabs to deliver six satellites.
British startup Horizon Technologies, Luxembourg-based Kleos Space, and France’s Unseenlabs plan to deploy satellites in the near term to build out maritime surveillance capabilities.
Unseenlabs launched its sixth satellite dedicated to the geolocation of vessels at sea on 2022-04-01.
Unseenlabs launched its seventh satellite dedicated to the geolocation of vessels at sea on 2022-05-03.
Unseenlabs launched its first satellite with SpaceX from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
BRO-6 will enable Unseenlabs to improve revisit time and provide enhanced detection of vessels at sea, including those with cooperative beacons turned off.
Electron will deploy 34 payloads from Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Unseenlabs, and Swarm Technologies via global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.
Unseenlabs flew its BRO-7 satellite on Transporter-4 and plans to launch BRO-6 later 2022-04 on a Rocket Lab Electron with a long-term goal of operating 20 satellites.
Unseenlabs used Arianespace for a launch in August 2021.
Unseenlabs’ RF geolocation service has been active since the launch of BRO-1 in August 2019.
Unseenlabs launched BRO-4 on 2021-08-16 with Arianespace.
Unseenlabs launched its fifth ocean monitoring small satellite, BRO-5, on 2022-01-13.
Unseenlabs plans to have 20 to 25 satellites in orbit by 2025.
Unseenlabs will use SpaceX to launch BRO-5.
Unseenlabs plans to have 20 to 25 satellites in orbit by 2025.
Unseenlabs launched with Arianespace in August 2021.