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Slingshot Aerospace

US
commercialFounded 2017
El Segundo, California, United States
slingshot.space
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Slingshot Aerospace has raised $82,500,000 in funding to date.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductDec 6, 2022Slingshot Aerospace completes $40.8 million funding round

The SlingShot system launched at the Military Satellite Conference in London in November 2014.

Mentioned as: slingshotTechnical ProductOct 8, 2022Spectra Group’s 4,000+ SlingShot system surpasses a significant milestone in the U.S.

Spectra Group plans to expand SlingShot deployment from specialist forces to regular U.S. Military forces for land, sea, and air tactical communications.

Mentioned as: SlingShotOrg RelationshipOct 8, 2022Spectra Group’s 4,000+ SlingShot system surpasses a significant milestone in the U.S.

Sherpa-ES will carry a chemical propulsion system with high delta-V performance for a mission that will perform a lunar slingshot around the moon to deliver payloads to geostationary orbit in 2023.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2022Sherpa tug starts raising orbit more than a month after launch

SlingShot was launched at the Military Satellite Conference in London in November 2014.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2022Spectra Group celebrates their 7,000th SlingShot MILSATCOM system

Spectra Group has delivered more than 7,000 SlingShot SATCOM systems to regular and specialist forces worldwide.

Mentioned as: slingshotNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2022Spectra Group celebrates their 7,000th SlingShot MILSATCOM system

Slingshot Beacon is designed in collaboration with commercial space operators that represent more than 70% of satellites in Low Earth Orbit.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2022Slingshot Aerospace Offers Free Version of Slingshot Beacon to Help Prevent Satellite Collisions in Orbit

Slingshot Aerospace acquired Numerica, a company that operates a network of optical space sensors and has participated in Space Command commercial cell demonstrations.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2022Private industry aims to fill demand for space threat intelligence

Spaceflight plans a mid-2023 orbital transfer vehicle mission to launch Sherpa-ES, a bipropellant high delta-V OTV, aboard the GEO Pathfinder lunar slingshot mission.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2022Spaceflight Partners with NewSpace India to Launch Astrocast IoT Constellation to Orbit

Slingshot Beacon was launched one year prior to 2022-09-13 as a collaboration platform to help satellite operators share space traffic information.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 13, 2022Slingshot Aerospace rolls out free space-traffic control service

Slingshot Aerospace is offering a free version of its space traffic control software to satellite operators worldwide as of 2022-09-13.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralSep 13, 2022Slingshot Aerospace rolls out free space-traffic control service

Spaceflight plans a mid-2023 orbital transfer vehicle mission to launch Sherpa-ES, a bipropellant high delta-V OTV, aboard the GEO Pathfinder lunar slingshot mission.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipSep 12, 2022Spaceflight books Astrocast smallsats for launch to SSO via NewSpace India’s PSLV launch vehicle

Spaceflight plans to launch Sherpa-ES, a bipropellant high delta-V OTV, aboard the lunar slingshot mission GEO Pathfinder in mid-2023.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2022Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC OTV prepares for launch

Numerica SDA maintains offices in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colorado, which Slingshot Aerospace will continue to operate and expand.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceTechnical ProductAug 5, 2022Slingshot Aerospace Acquires Numerica’s Space Domain Awareness Division and Seradata

The acquisitions expand Slingshot Aerospace’s ability to provide satellite and launch operators with space situational awareness and space traffic coordination solutions.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 5, 2022Slingshot buys Numerica’s space division and UK-Based Seradata

Seradata’s acquisition provides Slingshot Aerospace with a base of operations in the UK, expanding Slingshot’s capacity to serve customers globally.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2022Slingshot Aerospace Acquires Numerica’s Space Domain Awareness Division and Seradata

Slingshot Aerospace was launched in 2017 and maintains offices in Austin, Texas; El Segundo, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Fort Collins, Colorado.

Mentioned as: slingshot aerospaceTechnical ProductAug 3, 2022Dual acquisitions by Slingshot Aerospace include Numerica’s Space Division + UK-based Seradata

Numerica’s Space Domain Awareness division maintains offices in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colorado, where Slingshot will continue to operate and expand.

Mentioned as: SlingshotTechnical ProductAug 3, 2022Dual acquisitions by Slingshot Aerospace include Numerica’s Space Division + UK-based Seradata

Slingshot Aerospace and the acquired companies officially merged their operations on 2025-08-01.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceNarrative GeneralAug 3, 2022Slingshot acquires Numerica’s space-tracking business and UK space data firm Seradata

Slingshot 1 is a 12U cubesat built by The Aerospace Corporation using a bus from Blue Canyon Technologies and carries 19 technology demonstration payloads including a modular plug-and-play interface.

Mentioned as: Slingshot AerospaceOrg RelationshipJul 2, 2022Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission
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