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Slingshot Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 2017
El Segundo, California, United States
slingshot.space
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The Department of Commerce’s Office of Space Commerce selected Slingshot Aerospace to provide data on objects in low Earth orbit for a project to create a civilian space traffic coordination and management system.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2024Tech executive Tim Solms named CEO of Slingshot Aerospace

Slingshot Aerospace received an OSC order to provide space situational awareness data and services focused on the LEO regime for the Consolidated Pathfinder.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductJan 20, 2024Office of Space Commerce initiates TraCSS Pathfinder projects

The Office of Space Commerce selected COMSPOC, LeoLabs, and Slingshot Aerospace to participate in a Consolidated Pathfinder program on 2024-01-19.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2024Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system

Slingshot Aerospace will provide a catalog of objects it tracks in low Earth orbit using its group of optical telescopes and related services.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductJan 19, 2024Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system

Luch-5X is being monitored by American startups Slingshot Aerospace and DigitalArsenal using software and AI.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralNov 20, 2023Olimp and Yenisei-2: Russia’s secretive eavesdropping satellites (part 1)

Psyche will perform a Mars gravity-assist flyby in May 2026 to slingshot toward the asteroid, saving propellant while gaining speed and changing direction.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 12, 2023UPDATE: NASA and SpaceX’s Psyche stand down due to weather, new date established

The Psyche spacecraft will fly by Mars in May 2026 to use Mars’ gravity to slingshot toward asteroid Psyche, saving propellant while gaining speed and changing direction.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 11, 2023Journey to a Metal-Rich World: NASA’s Psyche Is Ready to Launch

Clarice Reid worked with Slingshot Aerospace’s AI/ML team to develop algorithms for classification, interpretation, and prediction of satellite behavior for improved space situational awareness.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 4, 2023Russian Luch (Olymp) 2 satellite approaching multiple GEO spacecraft

Clarice Reid is a senior data scientist who began working at Slingshot Aerospace in 2022.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralOct 4, 2023Russian Luch (Olymp) 2 satellite approaching multiple GEO spacecraft

Audrey Schaffer joined Slingshot Aerospace as vice president of strategy and policy on 2023-09-11.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2023Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer joins Slingshot Aerospace

The 19 Slingshot payloads were developed independently and integrated in a couple of weeks prior to launch in July 2022 of the 12-unit cubesat on a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Slingshot 1 offers template for rapid satellite integration

Slingshot launched in July 2022 as a 12-unit cubesat on a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Slingshot 1 offers template for rapid satellite integration

Spectra Group expanded the SlingShot Tactical Operations Centre System (STOCS) to include the low UHF commercial band (410–440 MHz).

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 20, 2023UHF commercial band upgrade for SlingShot Tactical Operations Centre System (STOCS)

Slingshot’s proprietary sensors offer daytime LEO tracking capabilities that provide 5x the observation opportunities of night-only systems.

Mentioned as: slingshotTechnical ProductApr 12, 2023Slingshot Aerospace expands their commercial optical tracking system for LEO satellites

Slingshot Aerospace expects to deploy about 80 more telescopes by the end of 2023.

Mentioned as: slingshot aerospaceNarrative PlanApr 12, 2023Slingshot’s space-tracking network to extend coverage of low Earth orbit

Slingshot Aerospace is expanding its network of ground-based optical telescopes to increase coverage of low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductApr 12, 2023Slingshot’s space-tracking network to extend coverage of low Earth orbit

By the end of 2023 Slingshot plans to deploy more than 80 new optical sensors including proprietary telescopes and ultra-wide field of view sensors.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipApr 12, 2023Slingshot Aerospace expands their commercial optical tracking system for LEO satellites

Slingshot’s Global Sensor Network will total more than 200 sensors across more than 20 sites globally after the planned expansion.

Mentioned as: SlingshotTechnical ProductApr 12, 2023Slingshot Aerospace expands their commercial optical tracking system for LEO satellites

Slingshot’s global sensor expansion aims to accelerate revisit rates and provide more persistent optical tracking of the more than 6,500 active satellites in LEO.

Mentioned as: SlingshotTechnical ProductApr 12, 2023Slingshot Aerospace expands their commercial optical tracking system for LEO satellites

The additional autonomous optical sensors will be added to existing sites and to two new Southern Hemisphere sites that Slingshot Aerospace plans to build.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductApr 12, 2023Slingshot’s space-tracking network to extend coverage of low Earth orbit
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