Turion Space is a space technology company focused on building spacecraft for space domain awareness, in-space services like satellite servicing and debris removal, and space logistics. They develop "Droid" micro-satellites equipped with advanced sensors to capture non-Earth images and track orbital debris. Turion Space aims to provide continuous debris monitoring and alert services, and their technologies have gained traction across national security customers. NASA and the U.S. Space Force are among their partners.
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Turion Space is preparing to launch a demo spacecraft, Droid.002, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission later 2024.
Lithuanian company NanoAvionics supplied the bus and subsystems for Droid.001 and Turion Space integrated those systems in-house.
Turion Space moved into a 2,400-square-meter facility where it aims to produce seven Droid Alpha satellites by 2026.
The National Reconnaissance Office selected Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space to provide new and emerging electro-optical imaging capabilities.
The National Reconnaissance Office signed agreements on 2023-12-05 with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space for the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program.
The Holmes Imager operated as a hosted payload on Turion’s Droid-1 in June 2023.
The Holmes Imager previously operated as a hosted payload on Turion’s Droid-1 in June 2023.
DROID.001 is Turion Space's first satellite launched to provide Space Situational Awareness services.
Turion Space's DROID.001 was deployed using a CarboNIX separation system on Transporter-8.
Turion Space launched its first spacecraft, Droid.001, on Transporter-8 to collect space situational awareness data.
ThrustMe’s iodine electric propulsion system was selected for Turion Space’s DROID.002 spacecraft.
Turion Space planned the DROID.001 mission for launch in 2023 and planned the DROID.002 mission for launch in 2024.
Turion Space plans a docking and de-orbit demonstration by 2025.
Turion Space has raised $7,500,000 in venture capital to cover the company’s first two satellites.
Turion Space plans to deploy three to four additional SSA-focused Droid satellites by around mid-2024.
Droid.001’s primary mission is to test imagery capabilities for Turion Space’s space situational awareness business.
Turion Space plans to test a vision system for autonomous rendezvous operations with one of its spacecraft already in low Earth orbit after deploying additional Droids.
Turion Space secured four contracts worth a combined $1,000,000 from the U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Prime program to support development of the company’s on-orbit logistics capabilities.
Turion Space is using funds raised from government contracts for research and development on the logistics side of its business and to expand its SSA capabilities.
Turion Space secured four contracts earlier 2022 worth a combined $1,000,000 from the U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Prime program to support development of its in-orbit logistics capabilities.