City Labs, Inc. is a company that specializes in the design, development, and manufacturing of tritium betavoltaic batteries, also known as tritium nuclear batteries, for various industries including aerospace and defense. These batteries, branded as NanoTritium™ batteries, offer a long-term, low-power source for microelectronic devices used in space applications, such as powering image sensors in satellites. City Labs is working with organizations like the U.S. Space Force to develop self-powered wireless autonomous imaging sensors for small satellites.
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City Labs launched the BOHR small satellite into low-Earth orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 mission on July 7.
City Labs received FAA authorization in September to fly BOHR.
City Labs plans to use tritium-powered radioisotope heating units for future CLPS payloads.
City Labs’ BOHR satellite carries America’s first commercial nuclear-powered payload.
City Labs aims to use its tritium-based power offering to help lunar missions survive the lunar night and operate in permanently shadowed regions of the Moon.
Peter Cabauy of City Labs, Inc. in Florida received a 2024 NIAC Phase I grant for Autonomous Tritium Micropowered Sensors.