OneWeb, Spire Global and Orbit Fab will test a new collaboration platform developed by Slingshot
Slingshot Beacon will be used inas a centralized communications and coordination platform "to resolve orbital interface problems and alert others of planned maneuvers." In the future, they should improve space security by creating additional communication channels.
The three companies participating in the Slingshot pilot program own 53% of satellite constellations in low Earth orbit.
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As noted in the joint statement of the companies,a collaboration system for satellite operators is urgently needed as more devices are being launched into orbit. This technology will help spacecraft owners and operators "communicate effectively, resolve orbital connection issues, notify others of planned maneuvers and provide notifications of ascent into orbit."
Beacon will use both public data,and private information of clients to create a space catalog. Slingshot has partnered with Numerica Corp., a space data provider that operates a network of deep space telescopes. Most of the technology used for Beacon was developed by the startup Stellatus Solutions.
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