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NorthStar Earth and Space

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commercialFounded 1952
Canada
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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

Telespazio provided investment in NorthStar’s initial funding round as part of the Space Alliance between Leonardo and Thales.

Mentioned as: NorthStarOrg RelationshipSep 14, 2022NorthStar and Telespazio partner to enhance European New Space Domain Awareness Initiative

NorthStar plans European headquarters in Luxembourg after a government-backed venture capital fund joined a $45,000,000 investment round.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

NorthStar plans 40 follow-on spacecraft with infrared and hyperspectral sensors to monitor Earth in addition to SSA services.

Mentioned as: NorthStarTechnical ProductJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

SES is working with NorthStar to develop data products to support NorthStar’s MEO and GEO satellites.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

NorthStar Earth & Space has raised more than $90,000,000 to date.

Mentioned as: northstarNarrative FinancialJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

NorthStar’s planned constellation will track objects down to five centimeters in LEO, 0.1 m in MEO, and 0.4 m in GEO, with HEO minimum sizes varying between 10 and 0.4 m depending on altitude.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

NorthStar previously ordered three larger SSA satellites from Thales Alenia Space in cooperation with LeoStella that are now targeting launch in the second quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

Spire’s agreement with NorthStar is for an initial three 12-unit cubesats for launch in 2023 with an option to expand to a full constellation of dozens of satellites.

Mentioned as: NorthStarOrg RelationshipMay 10, 2022Spire Global adding high-capacity Ku-band antennas to satellites

NorthStar, Privateer, Scout, Spaceable, and Digantara are startups developing businesses to improve space situational awareness data.

Mentioned as: NorthStarTechnical ProductMay 2, 2022Vyoma agrees data management partnership for SSA constellation

The SES–NorthStar partnership will use data collected by NorthStar’s future fleet of spacecraft that will track objects from low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: NorthStarTechnical ProductMar 31, 2022SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness

SES is working with Canadian startup NorthStar Earth & Space to develop space situational awareness data products to support SES’s fleet of communications satellites.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth & SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2022SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness

NorthStar provides space-based sensors and an intelligent platform designed to monitor traffic in space and transmit information rapidly.

Mentioned as: NorthStarTechnical ProductMar 31, 2022Partnership To Tackle SSA Challenges Formed By SES + NorthStar Earth & Space

NorthStar opened a European headquarters in Luxembourg in December after the Luxembourg Future Fund joined a $45,000,000 funding round for the company.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2022SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness

The three 12-unit cubesats will be operated for NorthStar by Spire as part of Spire’s space-as-a-service business model.

Mentioned as: NorthStarOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2022SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness

NorthStar reached an agreement with Spire to launch three 12-unit cubesats with SSA sensors in 2023.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2022SES to work with NorthStar on space situational awareness

Nine founding members of Space Canada include Calian, GHGSat, Magellan Aerospace, Maritime Launch Services, MDA, Mission Control, NorthStar Earth & Space, SpaceBridge, and Telesat.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 20, 2022Nine Canadian Space Companies Create The Space Canada Association

The Skylark satellites were originally scheduled to launch in 2022 but as of August 2021 NorthStar expected those satellites to launch no earlier than 2023 while securing Canadian government licenses.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022Spire to build space situational awareness satellites for NorthStar

The Luxembourg Future Fund joined a $45,000,000 funding round for NorthStar Earth & Space in December 2021.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceNarrative FinancialMar 16, 2022Spire to build space situational awareness satellites for NorthStar

The first three satellites for the dedicated NorthStar-Spire constellation are anticipated to be launched early in 2023.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 16, 2022Spire Global Announces Landmark Space-as-a-Service Contract with NorthStar Earth & Space for a Dedicated Constellation

On 2022-03-16, Spire will develop three 12-unit cubesats for launch in 2023 that will carry sensors to collect space situational awareness data for NorthStar Earth & Space.

Mentioned as: NorthStar Earth and SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022Spire to build space situational awareness satellites for NorthStar
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