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Dragonfly Aerospace

ZA
commercialFounded 2020
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Pixxel successfully retrieved its first hyperspectral satellite images from a camera launched last year aboard a satellite built in partnership with NanoAvionics and Dragonfly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductMar 30, 2022New Series A Funding For Pixxel For Production Of Hyperspectral Smallsat Constellation

Pixxel successfully retrieved its first hyperspectral satellite images from a camera that was launched last year with partners NanoAvionics and Dragonfly Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceOrg RelationshipMar 29, 2022Pixxel announces $25M investment led by Radical Ventures

Pixxel designs, integrates, and tests its satellites completely in-house using parts from international suppliers including Dragonfly Aerospace, which is building Pixxel’s cameras.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceNarrative GeneralMar 29, 2022Pixxel raises $25 million for hyperspectral imaging constellation

Spire Global, Inc. is partnering with Dragonfly Aerospace to support the Australian Government’s Office of National Intelligence with a second satellite as part of the National Intelligence Community Satellite program.

Mentioned as: dragonfly aerospaceTechnical ProductJan 24, 2022Partnership Between Spire Global + Dragonfly Aerospace Will Support The Australian Office of National Intelligence

Dragonfly Aerospace’s satellites and payloads are based on a 25-year heritage of components and design approach dating back to the South African smallsat SUNSAT launched in 1999.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductJan 24, 2022Partnership Between Spire Global + Dragonfly Aerospace Will Support The Australian Office of National Intelligence

Spire Global partnered with Dragonfly Aerospace to support the Australian Government’s Office of National Intelligence with a second satellite as part of the NICSAT program.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2022Spire and Dragonfly Aerospace Announce Partnership to Support Australian Office of National Intelligence

Dragonfly Aerospace satellite bus products provide flexible interfaces to support a wide range of customer payloads.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductOct 31, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites

Dragonfly Aerospace set a goal to build up to 48 imaging satellites per year.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceNarrative PlanOct 31, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites

Dragonfly Aerospace completed the upgrade of its 3000 m2 design and manufacturing facility in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductOct 31, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites

Dragonfly Aerospace developed two new satellite bus products: the 100 kg-class µDragonfly and the 200 kg-class Dragonfly.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceOrg RelationshipOct 31, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites

Dragonfly Aerospace plans to deliver 10 satellites per year in the next few years.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceNarrative PlanOct 31, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace To Launch New Products, Satellite Buses And Imaging Satellites

Dragonfly Aerospace targets becoming the number one partner for customers creating large constellations of optical or SAR high-performance imaging satellites.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 27, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builder

Dragonfly Aerospace plans to build up to 48 satellites per year from its South Africa facility focusing on the 100-300 kg class.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 27, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builder

Dragonfly Aerospace’s South Africa facility contains cleanrooms and in-house environmental test equipment sized to deliver 48 satellites per year.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 27, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builder

The sale to Max Polyakov helps fund development of Dragonfly Aerospace satellite buses and upgrades to its facility in South Africa.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 27, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s journey from camera specialist to microsatellite builder

The five payloads on the NanoAvionics 6U D2/AtlaCom-1 nanosatellite are Dragonfly Aerospace’s Mantis hyperspectral imager, CubeCom’s high-gain XANT4 X‑Band antenna and an upgraded XTX X‑band downlink transmitter, CubeSpace’s CubeStar Star Tracker, and Accion Systems’ TILE Thruster.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductJun 29, 2021Dragonfly’s Mantis imager heads to Space with HyperActive

Dragonfly Aerospace will provide an X‑band data download ground station for the D2/AtlaCom-1 mission.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceTechnical ProductJun 29, 2021Dragonfly’s Mantis imager heads to Space with HyperActive

Dragonfly Aerospace will announce the winner of the Award Program on 2021-11-30.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 3, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s Award Program For Young Innovative Projects

The winning team of the Dragonfly Aerospace Award Program must have an existing funded mission that will launch before 2022-12-31.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 3, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s Award Program For Young Innovative Projects

Dragonfly Aerospace launched an imager in 2020.

Mentioned as: Dragonfly AerospaceNarrative GeneralJun 3, 2021Dragonfly Aerospace’s Award Program For Young Innovative Projects
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