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Argus

retired
Technology DemonstrationsuborbitalLaunched 11/4/2015
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Launch 2015-F03
Launch Vehicle
Super Strypi
Launch Date
11/4/2015
Last Contact
11/4/2015
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
suborbital
Altitude
-3,174 km
Inclination
90 deg
Dry Mass
3 kg
Total Mass
3 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
A
Organizations
Operator
Saint Louis University
Manufacturer
Saint Louis University
Registry
Track
Mentions
19
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Poland’s POLSARIS constellation is already operational under the ARGUS agency.

GeneralValue 3.2Jun 30, 2026Europe’s sovereign-intelligence boom is just beginning, and it needs more companies like ICEYE

The Delta Rho 280 is a recently launched telescope based on the Argus array optical design.

Capability
Value 1.9
Jun 3, 2026
Observable Space si aggiudica un contratto IDIQ da 94 milioni

ARGUS, Poland’s geospatial intelligence agency, was established in 2024 and runs the POLSARIS constellation.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0May 20, 2026Poland Just Made Sovereign SAR the European Default

Jorge Ciccorossi built Argus, a visualization system that tracks the deployment of large non-geostationary constellations in near real time.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2May 3, 2026SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Jorge Ciccorossi, ITU Radiocommunications Bureau

Argus is a visualization system that tracks the deployment of large non-geostationary constellations in near real time.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.2May 1, 2026SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Jorge Ciccorossi, ITU Radiocommunications Bureau

Jorge Ciccorossi built SIRRS and Argus for the ITU Radiocommunications Bureau.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 1, 2026SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Jorge Ciccorossi, ITU Radiocommunications Bureau

VisionWave is pursuing a multi-patent portfolio for its Argus technologies.

LegalCapabilityValue 2.0Jan 26, 2026Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture

VisionWave Holdings detailed the operational framework for its Argus space-enabled counter-UAS architecture on January 26, 2026.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jan 26, 2026Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture

Argus is a space-enabled counter-UAS architecture designed to address increasing range and sophistication of drone threats.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.8Jan 26, 2026Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture

VisionWave’s Argus platform relocates the detection and classification kill chain to Low Earth Orbit using a constellation of satellites to provide persistent theater-scale surveillance.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 26, 2026Kratos Expands Hypersonic Infrastructure as VisionWave Unveils Space-Based Counter-UAS Architecture

Lazuli is part of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System, which includes three innovative ground-based observatories: Argus Array, Deep Synoptic Array (DSA), and Large Fiber Array Spectroscopic Telescope (LFAST).

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Jan 12, 2026Schmidt Sciences impulsa el ambicioso Observatorio Espacial Lazuli, el mayor telescopio privado de la historia

ArgUS is an external mechanical platform that adds capabilities for hosting payloads in low Earth orbit on the Bartolomeo platform.

CapabilityValue 4.0Mar 20, 2024Next ISS mission will carry vision loss treatments + Earth-viewing tech research projects

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense is launching an enhancement to the station’s Bartolomeo platform called ArgUS.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Mar 20, 2024Next ISS mission will carry vision loss treatments + Earth-viewing tech research projects

ArgUS will host multiple payloads on the CRS-30 mission, including SpaceTV-1.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.6Mar 20, 2024Next ISS mission will carry vision loss treatments + Earth-viewing tech research projects

Redwire partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.7Feb 27, 2023Redwire Partners With Starfish Space for Otter Pup Satellite Docking Mission

Redwire Corporation partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.6Feb 21, 2023Redwire partners with Starfish Space for Otter Pup satellite docking mission + SDA demo mission

The ArgUS Multi-Payload Carrier is designed to accommodate multiple small payloads at one Bartolomeo site.

CapabilityValue 3.5Oct 28, 2020Launchspace to test Debris Collection payload on ISS Bartolomeo platform

The ArgUS Carrier enables Airbus to offer the Bartolomeo service to customers that wish to fly smaller payloads often on a limited budget.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.0Oct 28, 2020Launchspace to test Debris Collection payload on ISS Bartolomeo platform

NASA selected SPHEREx, Argus, and a third proposal called FINESSE for further study in August 2017.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 14, 2019NASA selects infrared astronomy survey mission