Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ:SIDU) has announced that it has signed a satellite deployment contract with Exo-Space for the integration and launch of its artificial intelligence software technology on earth observation satellites.
The company said it would integrate Exo-Space’s payload into its hybrid 3D-printed satellite LizzieSat, with expected deployment in 2023.
This technology implementation will provide near-real-time intelligence derived from earth observation data while onboard the satellite, enabling commercial, government, and NGO customers to take more effective action in time-sensitive operations, according to Sidus.
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The company added that this first launch will be a pilot mission, paving the way for the deployment of additional units on subsequent launches.
Planned for these subsequent launches are a broader array of sensor resources, increased computing capacity, and improved communications and networking.
With the proper sensor complement, communication systems, cloud environment and adequate presence and placement of satellite constellation resources, this technology can provide persistent monitoring for notification of events anywhere on Earth in less than 60 seconds, Sidus added.
Sidus CEO Carol Craig said, as a leading provider of Space-as-a-Service solutions, the company was excited to be selected as Exo-Space’s deployment partner to provide proof-of-concept for its important technology.
“As part of our mission of ‘Bringing Space Down to Earth,' we seek to enable customers to prove new technologies that will collaboratively advance the space ecosystem and this agreement with Exo-Space is perfectly aligned with our mission,” Craig said.
Exo-Space CEO Jeremy Allam added that this launch begins the implementation of an intelligence service unlike any currently available.
“The ability to maintain sub-minute awareness of activity anywhere on Earth or in space will revolutionize both commercial and government operations,” he explained.
“The shared vision between our companies provides a path to pair our computing technology with Sidus’ spacecraft resources, enabling the delivery of intelligence that will help to effectively address a number of existing global crises, as well as those that present themselves in the future.”
Sidus Space is a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection.
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