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Hexagon AB is a global industrial technology company with a significant presence in the space industry, focusing on measurement and positioning systems. They provide geospatial tools, software, and services for various applications, including aerospace, defense, and infrastructure planning. Hexagon's technologies have supported space exploration since NASA's early moon landings, and they continue to drive innovation with solutions for manufacturing, autonomous mobility, and digital transformation. Key products include sensors, software, and platforms for geospatial data analysis, with major customers including government organizations and private companies in the aerospace sector.

commercialFounded 1893
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The final HEXAGON mission, launched in April 1986, ended in failure.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 8, 2024GAMBIT vs KENNEN: The persistence of film reconnaissance in the digital age

The last successful HEXAGON area-surveillance satellite also flew in 1984.

GeneralValue 3.0Apr 8, 2024GAMBIT vs KENNEN: The persistence of film reconnaissance in the digital age

The HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite could have imaged nearly all of Iraq in a single orbital pass.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 8, 2024GAMBIT vs KENNEN: The persistence of film reconnaissance in the digital age

Hexagon NovAtel has worked on and delivered safety-critical positioning technology for 25 years, with much of that work conducted alongside CMC Electronics.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Mar 28, 2024CMC Electronics, Hexagon Partner up for GNSS Innovation

The council’s patron members include Bentley, ESRI, Fugro, Hexagon, Oracle, Tomtom, and Maxar.

GeneralValue 2.0Feb 26, 2024Bayanat joins World Geospatial Industry Council as a Member

Nixon ordered the cancellation of the HEXAGON reconnaissance program in April 1969 while approving the completion of MOL.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 2, 2024Diamonds and DORIANS: program troubles, operations, cancellation, and legacy (part 3)

Hexagon Purus’ hydrogen distribution systems, including its type 4 hydrogen cylinders, will be used to deliver green hydrogen to industrial applications in Central Europe.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Dec 4, 2023Hexagon Purus to Deliver Hydrogen Distribution Systems

Hexagon Purus received purchase orders worth approximately EUR 9.6 million for the delivery of hydrogen distribution systems to a leading player within the green hydrogen ecosystem.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.3Dec 4, 2023Hexagon Purus to Deliver Hydrogen Distribution Systems

Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division was selected by Hamburg to modernize its public safety operations.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Nov 16, 2023German City Adopts Hexagon Solutions to Modernize Police and Fire Operations

Nexus Connected Worker is powered by Hexagon’s Nexus digital-reality platform, which provides enterprise-system integration and a central location for digital representations of assets, processes, and production facilities.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.2Nov 3, 2023Hexagon Launches Manufacturing Software for Real-time Data

Hexagon plans to further develop Nexus Connected Worker SaaS applications and expand use cases through connectivity with other applications and data sources connected to Nexus, including Hexagon’s apps for metrology reporting and asset management.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 3, 2023Hexagon Launches Manufacturing Software for Real-time Data

The HEXAGON area search satellite entered service in 1971 as a replacement for the CORONA satellite.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Oct 30, 2023Roads not taken in satellite photo-reconnaissance: Part 2, the 1970s

HEXADOR was a studied satellite concept that would use a DORIAN optical system integrated with a HEXAGON forebody.

CapabilityValue 3.2Oct 30, 2023Roads not taken in satellite photo-reconnaissance: Part 2, the 1970s

The HEXAGON satellite missions between 1971 and 1984 included the use of the Mark V reentry vehicle.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 30, 2023Roads not taken in satellite photo-reconnaissance: Part 2, the 1970s

The HEXAGON satellite was designed to replace the CORONA reconnaissance capabilities.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 30, 2023Roads not taken in satellite photo-reconnaissance: Part 2, the 1970s

Philip Pressel wrote two books: 'They are Still Alive,' a biography, and 'Meeting the Challenge,' a book about the HEXAGON satellite.

GeneralValue 2.0Oct 23, 2023Phil Pressel

After working on the HEXAGON camera system, Philip Pressel worked on design projects for other national security programs.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 1.8Oct 23, 2023Phil Pressel

Philip Pressel was among the designers of the reconnaissance cameras carried aboard the HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite from 1971 to 1986.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 23, 2023Phil Pressel

While at Perkin-Elmer in the mid-1960s, Philip Pressel was assigned to design the camera system for the HEXAGON satellite.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 23, 2023Phil Pressel

The HEXAGON satellite was tasked with photographing vast areas below it while traveling in a polar orbit to provide intelligence on the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 23, 2023Phil Pressel
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