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Swarm Technologies

US
commercialFounded 2016
Hawthorne, California, United States
swarm.space
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Swarm Technologies' SpaceBEEs 168 through 179 were deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2023Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 32 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission

Rajant Kinetic Mesh BreadCrumb radio nodes have been used in large drone swarm formations in DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2023RAJANT Announces Cardinal Module in UVIFY Drone Platform

NASA signed a contract with Rocket Lab to launch a constellation of four cubesats called Starling to test autonomous swarm technologies in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2023Rocket Lab sees itself as leader of the small launch industry

SpaceX is pursuing the small-satellite IoT opportunity via the seven-year-old U.S. venture Swarm, which SpaceX bought in 2021.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralFeb 6, 2023Cash-rich EchoStar to take on global IoT market next year

SpaceX acquired Swarm in 2021.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 17, 2023Spanish startup to upgrade tiny satellites to take on global IoT market

SpaceX acquired small satellite operator Swarm Technologies in 2022 and intends to build on that acquisition for mobile services and IoT connectivity.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2022SpaceX requests permission for direct-to-smartphone service

Swarm Technologies was co-founded by Sara Spangelo, who is now a SpaceX senior director of satellite engineering and is helping lead SpaceX’s direct-to-smartphone expansion.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2022SpaceX requests permission for direct-to-smartphone service

The Starling mission will complete a six-month series of experiments to demonstrate swarm communications, navigation, and autonomy.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2022NASA, SpaceX to test satellite crash-prevention strategies

The Swarm mission comprises three identical 468-kilogram satellites in near-polar orbit and has operated since 2013.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralMay 27, 2022UK’s Open Cosmos gets ESA funding for space weather constellation

Electron will deploy 34 payloads from Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Unseenlabs, and Swarm Technologies via global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesOrg RelationshipApr 6, 2022Rocket Lab Planning The First Mid-Air Helicopter Capture Of The Electron Rocket During The Company’s Next Mission “There + Back Again”

Astra’s Rocket 3.3 launched from Kodiak Island, Alaska on 2022-03-15 and placed 16 Swarm satellites into orbit.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesOrg RelationshipMar 22, 2022Swarm launched satellites on Astra mission

Swarm’s planned launches will reduce latencies for locations poleward of 30 degrees latitude to less than 30 minutes by August.

Mentioned as: SwarmTechnical ProductMar 22, 2022Swarm launched satellites on Astra mission

Swarm’s newsletter stated that the company recently launched 16 new VHF satellites into a 5:30 a.m. LTDN orbit.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2022Swarm launched satellites on Astra mission

Swarm’s planned launches will reduce latencies for its internet-of-things tracking services to less than one hour at the 90th percentile by June.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2022Swarm launched satellites on Astra mission

The exercise utilized integrated swarm technology developed by a Raytheon BBN-led team.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space drone swarm control solution shines in DARPA field exercise

The team is contracted by DARPA to demonstrate swarm capabilities during the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment 2022.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space drone swarm control solution shines in DARPA field exercise

Raytheon Intelligence & Space supported the fifth OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics DARPA program field exercise.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space drone swarm control solution shines in DARPA field exercise

The swarm autonomy enabled a single or small group of operators to manage a large swarm of autonomous air and ground vehicles with minimal training.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space drone swarm control solution shines in DARPA field exercise

Raytheon BBN developed a virtual reality interface to manage human swarm interactions and provide an interactive view of the environment.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space drone swarm control solution shines in DARPA field exercise

The team employed a combination of commercial off-the-shelf and custom-built hardware and software to deliver swarm autonomy.

Mentioned as: Swarm TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022Raytheon Intelligence & Space drone swarm control solution shines in DARPA field exercise
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