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Orbital Sidekick

US
commercialFounded 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
orbitalsidekick.com/
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Orbital Sidekick announced a contract on 2020-11-19 to work with an industry-led consortium to develop tools for daily monitoring of oil and gas pipelines.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2020Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools

Intelligent Pipeline Integrity Program (iPIPE) awarded the contract to Orbital Sidekick and is an industry-led consortium managed by the University of North Dakota’s Energy and Environmental Research Center.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipNov 20, 2020Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools

Orbital Sidekick has U.S. Air Force backing to expand its hyperspectral satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductNov 20, 2020Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools

Orbital Sidekick began demonstrating its first hyperspectral sensor on the International Space Station in 2018.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductNov 20, 2020Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools

Orbital Sidekick plans to deploy a full hyperspectral satellite constellation over the next 18 months to enable a daily monitoring capability.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductNov 20, 2020Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools

There is one domestic hyperspectral satellite operated by Teledyne Brown and one operated by Orbital Sidekick.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipOct 29, 2020Report: Lack of government investment hurting U.S. geospatial intelligence industry

Orbital Sidekick received a $16,000,000 U.S. government contract announced 2020-10-15.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract

Orbital Sidekick is preparing to launch its second hyperspectral sensor in December on a Loft Orbital satellite scheduled to ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 15, 2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract

Orbital Sidekick is accelerating plans to build and launch a constellation of six hyperspectral imaging satellites.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 15, 2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract

Orbital Sidekick sent its first hyperspectral sensor, a technology demonstration, to the International Space Station in 2018.

Mentioned as: orbital sidekickTechnical ProductOct 15, 2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract

Orbital Sidekick does not plan to sell raw hyperspectral data and will perform in-house analysis to deliver actionable information to customers.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 15, 2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract

Orbital Sidekick implements a Hybrid Space Architecture for tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support with its hyperspectral technology and analytics platform.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductOct 15, 2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract

Customers on the YAM-2 mission include hyperspectral imaging startup Orbital Sidekick, blockchain startup SpaceChain, and a United Arab Emirates government agency.

Mentioned as: Orbital SidekickTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Loft Orbital fills first condosat, preps for quarterly launches
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