Skeyeon is a space technology company focused on very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellite technology, with the goal of high-resolution Earth imaging. They are developing a constellation of small satellites (smallsats) to provide daily Earth imagery with a resolution of approximately 1 meter from an altitude of around 250 kilometers. Skeyeon aims to deliver low-latency earth monitoring and develop a high-value image database through its Skeyeon Near Earth Orbiter (NEO) satellite constellation. The company is venture capital-backed and is working on technologies to overcome challenges specific to VLEO, such as atmospheric drag and atomic oxygen erosion.
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American firms Skeyeon, Earth Observant, and Albedo have raised funding for VLEO satellite plans.
American firms Skeyeon, Earth Observant, and Albedo have raised funding for VLEO satellite plans.
Skeyeon has been developing and testing key components for a constellation of small satellites to provide high-resolution daily Earth imagery from an altitude of about 250 km since 2017.
Skeyeon estimated that a 100-satellite VLEO constellation could provide daily re-imaging at one-meter resolution for three years at very low cost.