Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ:SIDU) announced that it has partnered with robotics company Lulav Space to research, develop and demonstrate the benefits of Event-based Star Trackers (EBST).
The Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company said it plans to include the Lulav/Sidus EBST on its fourth planned LizzieSat mission, currently scheduled to launch with SpaceX in June 2024.
“An EBST can provide more accurate information on the orientation of satellites with high angular spin rate, such as our innovative, AI-driven, 3D-printed LizzieSat,” Sidus Space CEO Carol Craig said in a statement.
“This technology will be particularly valuable in our emerging LizzieSat constellation as we build out our high-margin, recurring revenue, data-as-a-service business model,” Craig added.
Sidus Space noted that the project will combine Lulav’s expertise in vision-based space applications with Sidus’ satellite development, deployment, and operations expertise, to develop and test in-orbit the first commercial EBST, a star tracker utilizing an event-based camera.
In addition to their lower size, weight and power (low SWaP), event-based cameras have been widely recognized to have exceptional performance at high angular rates compared to traditional camera sensors, according to the company.
Sidus Space added that the contract is part of the previously announced Space Florida award under the Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership.
Sidus Space is a Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations and in-orbit support.
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