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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The 12 space-based interceptor OTA awardees were Anduril, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics, GITAI USA Inc, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar Inc, Raytheon, Sci-Tec Inc, SpaceX, True Anomaly Inc, and Turion Space Corp.
True Anomaly, Turion Space, and Quindar are small commercial operators with on-orbit maneuvering and proximity operations capabilities.
The 12 Space-Based Interceptor OTA awardees include Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar, Raytheon, Sci-Tec, SpaceX, True Anomaly, and Turion Space.
Anduril, True Anomaly, and Turion Space are among the non-traditional space and defense technology awardees for the Golden Dome interceptor program.
The OTA winners are Anduril Industries, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Mission Systems, GITAI USA Inc, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Quindar Inc, RTX’s Raytheon Company, Sci-Tec Inc, SpaceX, True Anomaly Inc, and Turion Space Corp.
The Andromeda contract award includes Anduril Industries, Lockheed Martin, Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies, BAE Systems, Sierra Space, Redwire, General Atomics, Astranis Space Technologies Corp., True Anomaly, Turion Space, Intuitive Machines LLC, and Quantum Space LLC.
SpaceWERX and Turion Space reached a STRATFI agreement in August, with the formal contract award occurring on 2024-12-18.
Turion Space launched its first small satellite, Droid.001, in June 2023.
Under the STRATFI agreement, Turion Space will develop three small satellites scheduled for launch in 2026 and 2027.
Turion Space was awarded a $32,600,000 contract by the U.S. Space Force to launch three small satellites designed to monitor and track objects such as space debris.
The three Turion Space satellites will perform missions in both low Earth orbit and geostationary orbit carrying payloads for space surveillance and debris tracking.
The 19 HALO pool members are Airbus U.S. Space & Defense (Arlington, Virginia); Apex Technology, Inc. (Culver City, California); AST Space Mobile USA LLC (Midland, Texas); Astro Digital, U.S. Inc. (San Jose, California); Capella Space Corp. (San Francisco); CesiumAstro Inc. (Austin, Texas); Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (Cedar Park, Texas); Geneva Technologies Inc. (Monument, Colorado); Impulse Space, Inc. (Redondo Beach, California); Kepler Communications U.S. Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware); Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) LLC (Arlington, Virginia); LeoStella LLC (Tukwila, Washington); Momentus Space (San Jose, California); Muon Space, Inc. (Mountain View, California); NovaWurks Inc. (Los Alamitos, California); Space Exploration Technologies Corps. (SpaceX) (Hawthorne, California); Turion Space Corp. (Irvine, California); Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. (Irvine, California); and York Space Systems LLC (Denver).
Turion Space aims to develop and operate spacecraft capable of in-orbit services, including debris removal.
Turion Space plans to launch its first enhanced mobility vehicle in 2026 for a de-orbiting demonstration by early 2027.
Turion Space has received approximately $7,000,000 in contracts from NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and the U.S. Air Force to develop data-collecting and satellite-servicing technologies.
Turion Space plans to build 10 spacecraft by 2026 that it would sell to other operators at prices starting at $4,000,000.
Turion Space’s debut satellite Droid.001 is a 32-kilogram spacecraft that launched on a SpaceX mission in June.
Turion Space intends to sell imagery from Droid.001 to the U.S. Department of Defense and satellite operators seeking improved space situational awareness.
Before deploying Droid.001, Turion Space had planned a first de-orbit demonstration in 2025 and planned to have three to four SSA-focused satellites in low Earth orbit by around mid-2024.
Turion Space has publicly announced $10,000,000 in funding to date and is supported by a fresh round of additional funding to help produce Droid Alpha satellites.