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Orbital Sidekick

US
commercialFounded 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
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Orbital Sidekick plans to launch a six-satellite Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation called GHOSt later 2022.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/24/2022Orbital Sidekick notes growing demand for hyperspectral data

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

NARRATIVE PLAN2/24/2022Orbital Sidekick notes growing demand for hyperspectral data

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

NARRATIVE PLAN2/18/2022Orbital Sidekick characterizes Aurora, secures key partnership with In-Q-Tel

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

NARRATIVE PLAN2/18/2022Orbital 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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/16/2021Orbital 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.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/15/2021Orbital Sidekick’s Hyperspectral Imaging Aurora Satellite Scheduled For Launch From Cape Canaveral

Orbital Sidekick raised a $16,000,000 Series A funding round led by Temasek.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/13/2021Series A Funding Round For Orbital Sidekick Completed

Orbital Sidekick raised $16,000,000 in a Series A funding round on 2021-04-13 led by Temasek.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL4/13/2021Orbital Sidekick finalizes $16 million round led by Temasek

In October, Orbital Sidekick received a $16,000,000 award from the U.S. Air Force commercial investment group AFVentures’ Strategic Financing program to support the launch of its six-satellite Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation (GHOSt).

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/13/2021Orbital Sidekick finalizes $16 million round led by Temasek

Orbital Sidekick finalized plans to deploy the Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation, known as GHOSt.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/4/2021GHOSt Constellation Deployment Plans Finalized By Orbital Sidekick

Orbital Sidekick finalized plans to deploy the Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation, known as GHOSt.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/4/2021GHOSt Constellation Deployment Plans Finalized By Orbital Sidekick

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

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/20/2020Orbital 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.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/20/2020Orbital Sidekick to develop daily pipeline monitoring tools

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

NARRATIVE PLAN10/15/2020Orbital Sidekick wins $16 million U.S. Air Force contract
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