UK ISR Satellite Support Contract Awarded to LeoLabs
UK ISR Satellite Support Contract Awarded to LeoLabs
Will Deliver Space Situational Awareness Services for the United Kingdom Space Command's Project Tyche
The United Kingdom (UK) Space Command has selected LeoLabs to support its Project Tyche. The company will provide Space Situational Awareness services for the program, which is the first satellite procurement under the ISTARI program.
"LeoLabs is proud to support the UK Space Command and the UK Ministry of Defense as it takes this significant step."
Tony Frazier, LeoLabs
Tyche, scheduled to launch this summer, is a 150-kilogram (330 pound) research and development concept being built under the ISTARI program. This project aims to test and demonstrate technologies that will form the UK Space Command's first ISTARI multi-satellite intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) constellation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Tyche is the first concept satellite to launch under this program.
In addition to providing Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services for Tyche, LeoLabs will also provide the UK Space Command with Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services, including persistent monitoring of selected high-interest objects.
"LeoLabs is proud to support the UK Space Command and the UK Ministry of Defense as it takes this significant step towards developing the UK's first constellation of ISR satellites in Low Earth Orbit," said LeoLabs CEO Tony Frazier. "We look forward to acting as a critical mission partner to the UK and its Allies for this and future missions, enabling the continued safety and security of space."