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Orbital Sidekick

US
commercialFounded 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
orbitalsidekick.com/
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11.2 Capital, Syndicate 708, and In-Q-Tel also participated in Orbital Sidekick’s Series A round announced in 2021.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2023Orbital Sidekick raises $10 million from customers and existing investors

Dan Katz is the CEO and founder of Orbital Sidekick.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickNarrative GeneralOct 14, 2022Merging Earth observation remains messy, time-consuming

Orbital Sidekick’s proprietary analytics platform and hyperspectral payload architecture provide persistent space-based monitoring solutions powered by Spectral Intelligence™.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2022Orbital Sidekick selected as partner for the intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE)

Orbital Sidekick will have an opportunity to advance its Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation, known as GHOSt, which is set to launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 7, 2022Orbital Sidekick selected as partner for the intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE)

Orbital Sidekick states that the introduction of GHOSt will enable the company to produce the highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral imagery launched to date.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 7, 2022Orbital Sidekick selected as partner for the intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE)

Darren Schmidt, EERC Assistant Director for Energy, Oil, and Gas, supports partnering with Orbital Sidekick to provide continuous space-based monitoring of pipeline assets.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 7, 2022Orbital Sidekick selected as partner for the intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE)

Energy Transfer selected Orbital Sidekick to monitor its Permian Basin assets as part of Energy Transfer’s Partnership-wide pipeline integrity programs designed to ensure the continued safety of its pipelines.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickNarrative GeneralJun 29, 2022Orbital Sidekick using satellite technology to provide pipeline monitoring for Energy Transfer

Upon deployment of the GHOSt constellation, Orbital Sidekick will offer frequent monitoring of pipeline assets to the global oil and gas industry through its SIGMA Platform.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipJun 29, 2022Orbital Sidekick using satellite technology to provide pipeline monitoring for Energy Transfer

Orbital Sidekick secured Small Business Innovation Research contracts, funding from the Air Force Strategic Financing program (STRATFI), and investment from In-Q-Tel.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipApr 13, 2022Accelerators offer startups an introduction to government markets

Orbital Sidekick’s six-satellite hyperspectral constellation GHOSt will launch during 2022.

Mentioned as: orbital sidekickTechnical ProductMar 10, 2022Orbital Sidekick secures USGS technical assistance agreement

Orbital Sidekick signed a technical assistance agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center as part of the Joint Agency Commercial Imaging Evaluation partnership.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipMar 10, 2022Orbital Sidekick secures USGS technical assistance agreement

Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt satellites will provide hyperspectral imagery at 8.3-meter ground sample distance and panchromatic imagery at 3.0-meter ground sample distance.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipMar 10, 2022Orbital Sidekick secures USGS technical assistance agreement

Each satellite in Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt constellation will capture 512 spectral bands across the visible to shortwave infrared region (400–2500 nm).

Mentioned as: orbital sidekickTechnical ProductMar 10, 2022Orbital Sidekick secures USGS technical assistance agreement

Orbital Sidekick plans to launch a six-satellite Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation called GHOSt later 2022.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipFeb 24, 2022Orbital Sidekick notes growing demand for hyperspectral data

Orbital Sidekick’s six-satellite hyperspectral constellation GHOSt will launch during 2022.

Mentioned as: orbital sidekickTechnical ProductFeb 18, 2022Orbital Sidekick characterizes Aurora, secures key partnership with In-Q-Tel

Each satellite in Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt constellation will capture 512 spectral bands across the visible to shortwave infrared region (400–2500 nm).

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductFeb 18, 2022Orbital Sidekick characterizes Aurora, secures key partnership with In-Q-Tel

Each satellite in Orbital Sidekick’s GHOSt constellation will provide hyperspectral imaging at 8-meter ground sample distance and panchromatic imaging at 3-meter ground sample distance.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipFeb 18, 2022Orbital Sidekick characterizes Aurora, secures key partnership with In-Q-Tel

Orbital Sidekick is working with Astro Digital so Orbital Sidekick can focus on the payload and extract information from its proprietary hyperspectral data.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipJun 16, 2021Orbital Sidekick announces upcoming launch of its most powerful satellite: Aurora

Orbital Sidekick is working with Astro Digital on the Aurora payload and hyperspectral data extraction.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2021Orbital Sidekick’s Hyperspectral Imaging Aurora Satellite Scheduled For Launch From Cape Canaveral

Orbital Sidekick, based in San Francisco, is developing space-based monitoring services using hyperspectral satellite imagery and machine learning algorithms.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductJun 10, 2021Space startups selected for Amazon Web Services accelerator
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