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Eric Truitt co-founded PredaSAR and Terran Orbital.
Eric Truitt previously co-founded satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital, which Lockheed Martin acquired, and its subsidiary PredaSAR.
In 2022 the National Reconnaissance Office awarded contracts to HawkEye 360, Aurora Insight, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global, and Umbra Lab to study the use of commercial radio frequency tracking data for defense applications.
As of 2024-09-11 only three of the six firms that received the 2022 NRO contracts remained operational, with Kleos Space out of business, Aurora Insight acquired, and PredaSAR failing to get its operations off the ground.
This fall, Terran Orbital abandoned plans to build a constellation of 96 synthetic aperture radar satellites called PredaSAR to focus on production for U.S. defense and national security customers.
Following the Lockheed Martin investment and allocation of production capacity to fulfill existing customer programs, Terran Orbital no longer plans to pursue investment in its own synthetic aperture radar constellation (PredaSAR) as previously planned.
Terran Orbital plans to no longer pursue its own satellite constellation and intends to offer PredaSAR as a product to customers.
Terran Orbital intends to develop a specialized Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite product line based on the company’s PredaSAR satellites.
Terran Orbital intends to address demand for advanced satellite imagery highlighted by the conflict in Ukraine through a specialized Synthetic Aperture Radar product line based on the company’s PredaSAR satellites.
Terran Orbital is pivoting away from plans to build a 96-satellite synthetic aperture radar constellation named PredaSAR.
Terran Orbital will no longer pursue its own constellation and will offer PredaSAR as a product to deliver SAR technology to customers.
PredaSAR received an NRO study contract under the Strategic Commercial Enhancement Broad Agency Announcement Framework for commercial RF remote sensing.
Companies receiving NRO commercial RF study awards include Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global, and Umbra Lab.
PredaSAR and Umbra Lab develop synthetic aperture radar satellites that can also passively scan for radio frequency activity.
Companies receiving awards under the NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancement Broad Agency Announcement Framework include Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global, and Umbra Lab.
Aurora Insight, HawkEye 360, Kleos Space, PredaSAR, Spire Global, and Umbra Lab signed agreements giving the National Reconnaissance Office access to their systems and business plans for evaluation of commercial RF data purchases.
PredaSAR's larger satellite buses can accommodate secondary payloads, including a satellite with an optical inter-satellite link to communicate with DARPA's Blackjack satellites.
Terran Orbital plans to launch the first two PredaSAR satellites in the first or second quarter of 2023.
PredaSAR satellites will be significantly larger than other smallsats being developed for SAR constellations and will use the Tranche 1 bus.
Terran Orbital prioritized completing the SDA Tranche 0 buses ahead of finishing its own PredaSAR synthetic aperture radar constellation.