Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3 Satellites Expand Company’s On-Orbit Footprint
Project Constellation Takes Shape Following Transporter-16 Launch
Two new satellites have been launched into orbit by Deloitte, marking a significant acceleration of its ambitions in the commercial and government space sectors. Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3 lifted off on March 29, 2026, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, becoming the second and third nodes in what the firm calls Project Constellation — an initiative to place nine satellites in orbit, extending the impact of Deloitte-1 and strengthening capabilities across testing, engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and cyber.
“Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3 go far beyond proving a concept; we’re scaling our space capabilities to help our clients achieve their critical missions.”
Brett Loubert, Deloitte
The new satellites carry payloads designed to increase space data collection capacity and help meet clients’ growing needs for space-based data and insights. They also advance a capability that sets Deloitte apart from conventional satellite operators: a software-only, on-orbit cyber defence capability designed to be deployed to satellites already in orbit, improving the cyber resiliency of legacy satellites without requiring a new hardware launch.
The mission builds on the foundation laid by Deloitte-1, which has now traveled more than 150 million miles providing flight heritage for Deloitte’s on-orbit cyber defence capability, Silent Shield.
“Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3 go far beyond proving a concept; we’re scaling our space capabilities to help our clients achieve their critical missions,” said Brett Loubert, Deloitte’s U.S. Space practice leader. “This includes engineering differentiated payloads and the software that brings the data to life, expanding our space sensing and maturing Silent Shield to strengthen cyber resiliency in orbit. The result is more trusted space data and stronger on-orbit protections, so organisations can make faster, mission-focused decisions with even greater confidence.”
“Deloitte-1 has underscored what it takes to operate cyber capabilities in the real world of space, where size, weight, power, latency and constrained compute change the playbook,” said Ryan Roberts, the firm’s Space practice cyber leader. “With Project Constellation, we’re building stronger on-orbit cyber defences, including a software-only version of Silent Shield for satellites already in service, protections that work across an entire satellite fleet and within each satellite, and AI/ML tools that identify anomalies and respond faster.”
The strategic rationale behind the investment is straightforward. Government agencies and commercial clients rely on space for daily communications, navigation and monitoring. As that reliance grows, they require fresh data from orbiting satellites that are secure and dependable. Deloitte’s proposition is that owning and operating its own constellation allows it to build, test and continuously improve the payloads and analytics tools its clients need — and to deliver upgrades as software rather than waiting for a new launch cycle.
Because these capabilities can be delivered as software-only updates to satellites already in orbit, Deloitte can help clients strengthen their cyber defences and evolve analytics faster, enabling organisations to enhance their mission-critical decision making through trusted space-based insights.
The launch of Deloitte-2 and Deloitte-3 comes just over a year after Deloitte first entered orbit, and positions the firm to offer clients a genuinely operational on-orbit cyber testing and data environment as the constellation continues to grow toward its nine-satellite goal.