Orbital Sidekick: Taking hyperspectral imaging from the garage to the Pentagon

Orbital Sidekick: Taking hyperspectral imaging from the garage to the Pentagon
Orbital Sidekick: Taking hyperspectral imaging from the garage to the Pentagon

“Hyperspectral is kind of starting to have its moment in the sun, so to speak,” said Dan Katz, CEO and co-founder of Orbital Sidekick.

Albedo catches Space Force eyes with ultra-high fidelity imagery from very low satellites

Albedo catches Space Force eyes with ultra-high fidelity imagery from very low satellites
Albedo catches Space Force eyes with ultra-high fidelity imagery from very low satellites

Under a new grant, the company will demonstrate to the Air Force’s National Air and Space Intelligence Center its ability to take very high resolution images at night using a thermal infrared sensor.

Air Force to evaluate intel value of Hydrosat’s hot spot data

Air Force to evaluate intel value of Hydrosat’s hot spot data
Air Force to evaluate intel value of Hydrosat’s hot spot data

While the company currently is using already available data from satellites like NASA’s Landsat and ESA’s Sentinel-2, Hydrosat also intends to launch its own constellation of 16 microsats to low Earth orbit (LEO). 

Space Force stands up new intel center; Air Force’s NASIC keeps some space-related analysts

Space Force stands up new intel center; Air Force’s NASIC keeps some space-related analysts
Space Force stands up new intel center; Air Force’s NASIC keeps some space-related analysts

Not all analysts charged with space-related intel work at the legacy NASIC will move to the new office, sources tell Breaking Defense.

House Intel Committee OKs Space Force Intel Center

House Intel Committee OKs Space Force Intel Center
House Intel Committee OKs Space Force Intel Center

HPSCI cites the “increasingly complex” space environment as the rationale for the new National Space Intelligence Center.

DoD Space Threat Intel Not Good Enough

DoD Space Threat Intel Not Good Enough
DoD Space Threat Intel Not Good Enough

“While our adversaries have rapidly advanced a great spectrum of threats … that are intended to defeat US space capabilities, we’re only beginning to get our act together,” said Jeff Gossel, senior intelligence engineer at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).

Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking

Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking
Space Force To Boost Threat Tracking

“I want to be able to identify what [the threat] is, I want to be able to attribute it to whomever is the adversary that’s taken that shot, as an example, and then, I’ve got to be able to share that information,” says Maj. Gen. Leah Lauderback, who heads the ISR Directorate.