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SmartAIM Autopilot for Satellites Introduced by Benchmark

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Tom Patton
Aug 11, 2023
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The commercial launch of SmartAIM … the first-ever autopilot for satellites … has been announced by Benchmark Space Systems at the SmallSat 2023 conference in Utah.

“Large constellations aren’t technically or economically feasible in today’s busy orbits if they’re being controlled with traditional manual and multi-step procedures."

Chris Carella, Benchmar…

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