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Xona Space Systems

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Xona Space Systems plans to partner with existing GPS equipment companies to integrate Xona’s software into receivers rather than manufacture user devices.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsNarrative GeneralFeb 20, 2024The race to back up vulnerable GPS

Xona Space Systems plans in 2025 to start building a constellation of between 250 and 300 small satellites in low Earth orbit to provide a PNT service.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsOrg RelationshipFeb 20, 2024The race to back up vulnerable GPS

PULSAR is provided by a constellation of small LEO satellites that Xona says are 20 times closer to Earth than existing GPS satellites.

Mentioned as: XonaTechnical ProductSep 5, 2023etherWhere partners with Xona Space Systems to develop low power PULSAR + GNSS receiver

etherWhere has partnered with Xona Space Systems to develop a receiver capable of tracking Xona’s multi-frequency PULSAR signals.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsOrg RelationshipSep 5, 2023etherWhere partners with Xona Space Systems to develop low power PULSAR + GNSS receiver

Xona’s PULSAR satellites can be rapidly manufactured and launched and can operate independently of GPS.

Mentioned as: XonaTechnical ProductAug 3, 2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona Space Systems received a $1,200,000 Direct to Phase II SBIR (D2P2) contract through an AFWERX SBIR Open Topic.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsNarrative FinancialAug 3, 2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona Space Systems partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Space Force to work toward a secure Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing architecture leveraging Xona’s PULSAR service.

Mentioned as: xonaTechnical ProductAug 3, 2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona successfully demonstrated the capability of its patented LEO PNT architecture using the Huginn demo satellite in late 2022.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsNarrative GeneralAug 3, 2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona PULSAR is a commercial SATNAV service powered by a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit designed to provide high-performance positioning, navigation, and timing to end users.

Mentioned as: Xona SpaceTechnical ProductAug 3, 2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona became the first company to launch a privately funded PNT mission that progressed from concept to on-orbit in less than 12 months.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsNarrative GeneralAug 3, 2023US-based Xona Space Systems partners with AFRL and U.S. Space Force

Xona Space Systems received a $1,200,000 Direct to Phase II SBIR contract awarded through the AFWERX SBIR Open Topic.

Mentioned as: xona space systemsOrg RelationshipAug 2, 2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

Xona Space Systems partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the U.S. Space Force to work toward a secure Low Earth Orbit Positioning, Navigation and Timing architecture leveraging Xona's PULSAR service.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsOrg RelationshipAug 2, 2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

The $1,200,000 Direct to Phase II SBIR contract followed Xona's on-orbit demonstration of its patented LEO PNT architecture using the Huginn demo satellite in late 2022.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsOrg RelationshipAug 2, 2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

Xona Space Systems partnered with the U.S. Space Force's Space Warfighting Analysis Center and the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate to integrate PULSAR into the U.S. national security space architecture.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsOrg RelationshipAug 2, 2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

PULSAR is a commercial SATNAV service operated by Xona Space Systems and powered by a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit designed to provide high-performance positioning, navigation, and timing to end users.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsTechnical ProductAug 2, 2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

Xona Space Systems moved into a new headquarters in Burlingame, California in April 2023 and began ramping up to deploy production of PULSAR satellites.

Mentioned as: xona space systemsTechnical ProductAug 2, 2023Xona Awarded a Contract from AFRL and U.S. Space Force to Accelerate PULSAR LEO PNT Service

The Septentrio receiver is suitable for testing Xona’s upcoming LEO-PNT constellation in a simulated environment because live PULSAR™ signals are not yet available.

Mentioned as: XonaTechnical ProductJun 15, 2023Septentrio collaborates with Xona on PULSAR™ GNSS receiver

Septentrio is collaborating with Xona Space Systems to develop an experimental receiver compatible with Xona’s multi-frequency PULSAR™ signals.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2023Septentrio collaborates with Xona on PULSAR™ GNSS receiver

Xona Space Systems is developing the PULSAR™ system as a next-generation space-based PNT solution aimed at providing more secure, accurate, and robust services.

Mentioned as: Xona Space SystemsTechnical ProductJun 15, 2023Septentrio collaborates with Xona on PULSAR™ GNSS receiver

The Septentrio experimental receiver is intended for testing Xona’s upcoming LEO-PNT constellation in a simulated environment because live PULSAR™ signals are not yet available.

Mentioned as: XonaTechnical ProductJun 13, 2023Septentrio collaborates with Xona on PULSARTM GNSS receiver
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