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.
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The final HEXAGON mission, launched in April 1986, ended in failure.
The last successful HEXAGON area-surveillance satellite also flew in 1984.
The HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite could have imaged nearly all of Iraq in a single orbital pass.
Hexagon NovAtel has worked on and delivered safety-critical positioning technology for 25 years, with much of that work conducted alongside CMC Electronics.
The council’s patron members include Bentley, ESRI, Fugro, Hexagon, Oracle, Tomtom, and Maxar.
Nixon ordered the cancellation of the HEXAGON reconnaissance program in April 1969 while approving the completion of MOL.
Hexagon Purus’ hydrogen distribution systems, including its type 4 hydrogen cylinders, will be used to deliver green hydrogen to industrial applications in Central Europe.
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.
Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division was selected by Hamburg to modernize its public safety 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.
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.
The HEXAGON area search satellite entered service in 1971 as a replacement for the CORONA satellite.
HEXADOR was a studied satellite concept that would use a DORIAN optical system integrated with a HEXAGON forebody.
The HEXAGON satellite missions between 1971 and 1984 included the use of the Mark V reentry vehicle.
The HEXAGON satellite was designed to replace the CORONA reconnaissance capabilities.
Philip Pressel wrote two books: 'They are Still Alive,' a biography, and 'Meeting the Challenge,' a book about the HEXAGON satellite.
After working on the HEXAGON camera system, Philip Pressel worked on design projects for other national security programs.
Philip Pressel was among the designers of the reconnaissance cameras carried aboard the HEXAGON reconnaissance satellite from 1971 to 1986.
While at Perkin-Elmer in the mid-1960s, Philip Pressel was assigned to design the camera system for the HEXAGON satellite.
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.