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GEOST is providing the space situational awareness payload for the QS-1 spacecraft.
GEOST will provide payloads to the QS-1 partnership.
GEOST, LLC will develop the purpose-built QS-1 space domain awareness sensor.
QS-1 will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies.
QS-1 will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies.
GEOST, LLC will develop the purpose-built QS-1 space domain awareness sensor.
The QS-1 spacecraft will carry a space situational awareness payload provided by GEOST.
ATL Partners took a majority stake in GEOST in August 2021 and plans to scale GEOST’s business by investing in new product research and development and enhanced production capabilities.
The two contracts awarded to GEOST consisted of $6,000,000 in November 2020 and $32,000,000 in December 2021 and include design and development of the sensor, ground infrastructure, technical support, and integration with the host platform and launch vehicle.
GEOST is a small company based in Tucson, Arizona that won two U.S. Space Force contracts totaling $38,000,000 to develop an optical sensor payload to scan the geostationary belt more than 22,0 m above Earth.
GEOST seeks a production contract after its payload launches in 2023 and demonstrates its capabilities.
GEOST’s payload is scheduled to be ready to launch in 2023.
GEOST’s actual optical sensor payload cost is less than $10,000,000.
Since 2004, GEOST has focused on providing optical systems and solutions to support the intelligence community’s national security efforts in space.
Geost manufactures electro-optical and infrared sensors for satellites and ground-based surveillance systems.
ATL intends to use GEOST as a platform to invest in industry-leading technology and capabilities in the space domain that address the national security needs of the United States and its allies.
The acquisition of Geost by ATL Partners was announced on 2021-08-19.
Geost plans to build out its production facilities and expand its engineering base to accommodate demand for proliferated LEO systems.
Geost plans to invest in engineering capacity in Tucson and Washington and is evaluating additional offices in Colorado Springs, Huntsville, and Albuquerque.
Geost supplies space surveillance electro-optical and infrared sensors to U.S. military and intelligence agencies.