Muon Space, founded in 2021, is an end-to-end space systems provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations to deliver mission-critical Earth observation data. They offer a "Constellation-as-a-Service" (CaaS) model, providing customers with tailored remote sensing solutions. Muon Space's integrated technology stack and Silicon Valley facility enable rapid payload integration and satellite manufacturing, with key applications including climate monitoring, weather forecasting, and national security. They partner with organizations like Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Tomorrow.io, and Google. Associated keywords: Earth Intelligence, LEO Satellites, Remote Sensing, Climate Monitoring.
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Muon Space has contract wins valued at over $60,000,000 to design, build, and operate 10 satellites with remote sensing payloads ranging from 150 kg to 500 kg scheduled to launch throughout 2025 and 2026.
Muon Space secured Muon Halo contract wins valued over $60,000,000 to design, build, and operate 10 satellites ranging from 150 kg to 500 kg with remote sensing payloads.
Muon Space designed MuSat2 to use signals of opportunity from GPS and other satellites to produce high-gain, dual-polarization, bi-static radar measurements for Department of Defense customers.
Muon Space's first satellite launched in June 2023, and MuSat2 followed nine months later.
MuSat2 includes Muon Space's advanced space-qualified software-defined radio system that performs high-speed bi-directional communications and produces science-quality radio frequency signal observations with very high bandwidth.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Weather Systems Branch awarded Muon Space an option to its contract in July 2023.
Muon Space was one of five companies selected by the Defense Innovation Unit in October 2022 to demonstrate new approaches to addressing Space-based Environmental Monitoring gaps.
Muon Space received additional funding as an option to its contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit to collect ionospheric data on the MuSat-2 satellite mission.
Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
The additional funding announced in July expands the scope of Muon Space’s original contract awarded in September 2022 to develop a space-based prototype for global weather sensing.
Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
Muon Space is developing an EO/IR constellation solution intended to provide a commercial path to fill gaps created by aging DMSP satellites and ensure mission-critical data delivery.
The additional funding for Muon Space to collect ionospheric data on MuSat-2 was announced in July as an expansion in scope to an original contract awarded in September 2022 to develop a space-based prototype for global weather sensing.
In July, Muon Space won a $400,000 Space Force contract to deliver space weather data.
Under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 contract from the U.S. Air Force, Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral electro-optical/infrared instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
In 2022, Muon Space received a $2,800,000 contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver terrestrial weather products to the Air Force 557th Weather Wing.
In November, the National Reconnaissance Office selected Muon Space to provide multispectral electro-optical and infrared data collected by Muon Space’s future climate-monitoring constellation.
Muon Space is developing an electro-optical/infrared constellation solution to offer a commercial path to fill Department of Defense cloud characterization gaps.
The National Reconnaissance Office will evaluate multispectral electro-optical and infrared data from Muon Space and assess the company’s capabilities to support future intelligence needs.
Muon Space was awarded a contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit to evaluate GNSS‑R ocean wind speed, soil moisture products, and ionospheric data on the MuSat-2 satellite mission.