Blue Ring to Become First Fully Commercial SDA Mission in GEO

First Mission with Optimum Technologies’ Sensor Planned for 2026

An agreement has been reached between Optimum Technologies and Blue Origin to integrate the OpTech next-generation Caracal optical payload onboard the first mission of Blue Ring. Blue Ring’s first mission is expected to launch in 2026 with initial injection into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) and additional services performed in Geostationary Orbit …