NorthStar Earth & Space is a commercial company focused on space-based Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services. They are building a constellation of satellites, called SKYLARK network, to monitor objects in near-Earth orbits and provide services like space object tracking, collision prediction, and navigation assistance. NorthStar partners with organizations like Telespazio, SES, Spire Global, and ExoAnalytic Solutions, and receives funding from Telesystem Space, Luxembourg Future Fund, and the Canadian government. The company aims to deliver precise and timely information for Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management applications.
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NorthStar plans a serial deployment schedule with the 40-satellite Earth-observation follow-on constellation launching after all Skylark launches.
The Canadian government is investing 1.5 million Canadian dollars into a NorthStar prototype Earth-observation monitoring project that is worth a total of 2.7 million Canadian dollars.
NorthStar tapped Thales Alenia Space to build the first three Skylark satellites for a launch in the first quarter of 2023.
The 52-satellite NorthStar constellation comprises 12 Skylark space situational awareness satellites with optical sensors and 40 follow-on satellites with infrared and hyperspectral sensors for Earth monitoring.
Under NorthStar’s baseline plan, the Skylark segment will reach 12 satellites by 2025.
NorthStar completed its International Telecommunication Union filing earlier in the summer of 2022.
NorthStar is on track to obtain a formal Canadian license to launch the first satellites of its constellation in early 2023, conditional on meeting standard eligibility requirements.
NorthStar aims to launch the first hyperspectral Earth-observation satellites a couple of years after the Skylark segment reaches 12 satellites.
NorthStar plans to launch the first hyperspectral satellites geared for Earth observation a couple of years after the SSA baseline deployment, while exploring ways to accelerate that deployment.
NorthStar is working with the Canadian Coast Guard using an airborne hyperspectral sensor system to monitor sensitive marine and coastal environments.
NorthStar contracted Thales Alenia Space to build three satellites to provide space situational awareness services.
Defence Research and Development Canada, part of Canada’s Department of National Defence, is investing 1.5 million Canadian dollars into NorthStar’s project.
The SSA constellation aims to reach 12 satellites by the second quarter of 2025 under NorthStar’s current baseline plan.
LeoStella produces satellites for customers including Cloud Constellation, Loft Orbital, and NorthStar.
LeoStella is producing satellites for customers including Cloud Constellation, Loft Orbital, and NorthStar.
NorthStar plans to augment the Skylark mission starting in 2024 with dual-mission satellites performing both space situational awareness and Earth observation.
NorthStar Earth & Space contracted Thales Alenia Space to build the first three satellites of its debut Skylark constellation.
The NorthStar Platform for Skylark will expand to include Earth data and deliver contextualized information solutions directly to private and public sector end users.
NorthStar’s dual-mission Skylark satellites will be equipped with hyperspectral, infrared, and optical sensors that will operate continuously from space to image and analyze Earth’s ecosystems and surrounding orbits daily.
The Space Alliance, formed by Telespazio, took a stake in NorthStar Earth & Space in November 2018.