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The Heimdall payload was developed in-house by Rocket Lab Optical Systems after Rocket Lab acquired GEOST in 2025.
Rocket Lab's Geost optical payload acquisition pushed Space Systems to roughly 74% of the company's total revenue.
The Geost acquisition brought electro-optical sensors in-house at Rocket Lab.
Geost was acquired by Rocket Lab in August 2025 and now forms part of Rocket Lab Optical Systems.
Rocket Lab has extensive prior experience working with the OSI team as a key supplier to Geost.
OSI had been a key supplier to Geost prior to Rocket Lab’s acquisition.
Rocket Lab’s 2025 purchase of Geost formed the core of what is now called Rocket Lab Optical Systems.
Sierra Space parted ways with Geost, a subsidiary of LightRidge Solutions, after failing to finalize negotiations for supply of its 18 infrared-sensing payloads.
GEOST develops and builds high-performance, multi-orbit payloads for classified and unclassified missions that are affordable, low weight, and low power with integrated on-orbit processing and ground-based infrastructure.
GEOST will provide Sierra Space with 16 Mercury missile warning and missile tracking payloads for Tracking Layer Tranche 2.
GEOST will provide Sierra Space with two Phoenix fire control payloads for multi-domain missile defense on Tracking Layer Tranche 2.
GEOST will deliver mission processing solutions integrated with its payloads for the Tracking Layer Tranche 2 mission.
GEOST has invested to significantly expand its production capacity for its payload designs.
GEOST has been awarded the opportunity to provide mission payloads as a subcontractor under prime awardee Sierra Space for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 2 program.
GEOST will deliver mission processing solutions integrated with its Mercury and Phoenix payloads for the SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 2 satellites.
GEOST designs and produces optical sensor systems for National Security Space missions.
GEOST develops and builds high-performance, multi-orbit payloads for classified and unclassified missions that are affordable, low weight, and low power with integrated on-orbit processing and ground-based infrastructure.
GEOST will provide Sierra Space with two Phoenix fire control payloads for multi-domain missile defense on the SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 2 program.
GEOST is a subcontractor under prime awardee Sierra Space for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 2 missile warning and tracking satellites.
GEOST will provide Sierra Space with 16 Mercury missile warning and missile tracking payloads for the SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 2 program.