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The additional funding announced in July expands the scope of Muon Space’s original contract awarded in September 2022 to develop a space-based prototype for global weather sensing.
Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
The additional funding for Muon Space to collect ionospheric data on MuSat-2 was announced in July as an expansion in scope to an original contract awarded in September 2022 to develop a space-based prototype for global weather sensing.
Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
Muon Space is developing an EO/IR constellation solution intended to provide a commercial path to fill gaps created by aging DMSP satellites and ensure mission-critical data delivery.
Under a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 contract from the U.S. Air Force, Muon Space will perform a feasibility study to determine the benefit of modifying its multispectral electro-optical/infrared instrument to support the Department of Defense’s cloud characterization observation capability.
In July, Muon Space won a $400,000 Space Force contract to deliver space weather data.
The National Reconnaissance Office will evaluate multispectral electro-optical and infrared data from Muon Space and assess the company’s capabilities to support future intelligence needs.
Muon Space is developing an electro-optical/infrared constellation solution to offer a commercial path to fill Department of Defense cloud characterization gaps.
In 2022, Muon Space received a $2,800,000 contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver terrestrial weather products to the Air Force 557th Weather Wing.
In November, the National Reconnaissance Office selected Muon Space to provide multispectral electro-optical and infrared data collected by Muon Space’s future climate-monitoring constellation.
The National Reconnaissance Office selected Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space to provide new and emerging electro-optical imaging capabilities.
Muon Space launched its first satellite, MuSat-1, in June 2023.
Muon Space was awarded a contract by the National Reconnaissance Office under the NRO Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement Framework, commercial electro-optical capabilities Focus Area, to provide commercial electro-optical capabilities at both the sensor and constellation level for assessment and potential contribution to the NRO mission.
The planned full Muon Space constellation will be deployed at regular intervals and is designed to provide global coverage with rapid revisits for a persistent understanding of global thermal activity.
Muon Space designed and built a satellite platform optimized for remote sensing payloads within two years of the company’s inception.
Muon Space will provide multispectral electro-optical and infrared data collected by the company’s climate monitoring constellation for NRO assessment.
Muon Space was awarded a contract by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Weather Systems Branch and the Defense Innovation Unit to evaluate GNSS‑R ocean wind speed, soil moisture products, and ionospheric data on the MuSat-2 satellite mission.
The National Reconnaissance Office signed agreements on 2023-12-05 with Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Albedo Space, Hydrosat, Muon Space, and Turion Space for the Strategic Commercial Enhancements program.
Muon Space will provide multispectral electro-optical and infrared data from a future climate monitoring constellation designed to provide global coverage with rapid revisits for persistent understanding of global thermal activity.