Slingshot Aerospace Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/slingshot-aerospace/ Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Slingshot Aerospace Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/slingshot-aerospace/ 32 32 80681979 Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty https://spacenews.com/slingshot-sells-first-sensors-in-uk-deal-as-more-nations-seek-space-tracking-sovereignty/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-sells-first-sensors-in-uk-deal-as-more-nations-seek-space-tracking-sovereignty/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:05:57 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=557973

Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical sensors to the U.K., marking the California-based company’s first deal for the hardware behind its monitoring software.

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Slingshot unveils AI agent for Space Force training https://spacenews.com/slingshot-unveils-ai-agent-for-space-force-training/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-unveils-ai-agent-for-space-force-training/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=536683

The technology can simulate adversary spacecraft behaviors in physics-accurate orbital environments

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Slingshot targets international market with sovereign space tracking systems https://spacenews.com/slingshot-targets-international-market-with-sovereign-space-tracking-systems/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-targets-international-market-with-sovereign-space-tracking-systems/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=516645

The service, called Sovereign Space Object Tracking, is designed to ‘give nations control over their own space domain awareness capabilities’

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Slingshot adapting satellite ‘fingerprinting’ technology for military applications https://spacenews.com/slingshot-adapting-satellite-fingerprinting-technology-for-military-applications/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-adapting-satellite-fingerprinting-technology-for-military-applications/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:31:37 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515343

The company was awarded an SBIR Phase 3 contract to further develop satellite "fingerprinting" technology

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GAO rejects TraCSS contract protest https://spacenews.com/gao-rejects-tracss-contract-protest/ https://spacenews.com/gao-rejects-tracss-contract-protest/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:47:13 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=515199

The GAO has denied a protest from a company over a contract that is part of the Office of Space Commerce’s space traffic coordination system.

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US space traffic system upgrade still targeting 2025 amid bid protest https://spacenews.com/us-space-traffic-system-upgrade-still-targeting-2025-amid-bid-protest/ https://spacenews.com/us-space-traffic-system-upgrade-still-targeting-2025-amid-bid-protest/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:24:28 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511957

The U.S. Office of Space Commerce remains confident it can roll out its next-generation space traffic coordination platform this year, despite a contract bid protest from competitor Kayhan Space.

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Slingshot tracks electronic interference targeting GPS signals https://spacenews.com/slingshot-tracks-electronic-interference-targeting-gps-signals/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-tracks-electronic-interference-targeting-gps-signals/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:31:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=511414

The company won a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 contract from SpaceWERX

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Slingshot selected to design user experience for U.S. space traffic system https://spacenews.com/slingshot-selected-to-design-user-experience-for-u-s-space-traffic-system/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-selected-to-design-user-experience-for-u-s-space-traffic-system/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:42:38 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=509418

The company won a $5.3 million contract with options for four additional years, bringing the potential total value to $13.3 million

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ASCEND panel cites AI challenges and promise https://spacenews.com/ascend-panel-cites-ai-challenges-and-promise/ https://spacenews.com/ascend-panel-cites-ai-challenges-and-promise/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:31:34 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=497949

LAS VEGAS – Space organizations are continuing to identify promising applications of artificial intelligence, according to speakers at the AIAA ASCEND conference here. At NASA, for example, AI is proving […]

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Russian spy satellite reportedly continues suspicious maneuvers https://spacenews.com/russian-spy-satellite-reportedly-continues-suspicious-maneuvers/ https://spacenews.com/russian-spy-satellite-reportedly-continues-suspicious-maneuvers/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:58:52 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=464750

Slingshot Aerospace predicts Russia’s Luch 2 is now approaching an Intelsat communications satellite

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AI powering commercial insights into the final frontier https://spacenews.com/ai-powering-commercial-insights-into-the-final-frontier/ https://spacenews.com/ai-powering-commercial-insights-into-the-final-frontier/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=441229

The U.S. Space Force, which is responsible for providing space domain awareness data for military operations, is currently refining its plan to leverage commercial innovations. 

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Slingshot unveils AI that spots satellite anomalies and potential bad actors https://spacenews.com/slingshot-unveils-ai-that-spots-satellite-anomalies-and-potential-bad-actors/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-unveils-ai-that-spots-satellite-anomalies-and-potential-bad-actors/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=429014

The AI tool named ‘Agatha’ was developed under a DARPA contract

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Orbital congestion reaching critical levels, warns new report https://spacenews.com/orbital-congestion-reaching-critical-levels-warns-new-report/ https://spacenews.com/orbital-congestion-reaching-critical-levels-warns-new-report/#respond Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=370920

Slingshot Aerospace publishes its first “State of Satellite Deployments & Orbital Operations"

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Slingshot Aerospace sets up UK base for global expansion https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-sets-up-uk-base-for-global-expansion/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-sets-up-uk-base-for-global-expansion/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=351965

U.S.-based Slingshot Aerospace is opening offices in the United Kingdom to expand its space traffic coordination and analysis business globally.

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Tech executive Tim Solms named CEO of Slingshot Aerospace https://spacenews.com/tech-executive-tim-solms-named-ceo-of-slingshot-aerospace/ https://spacenews.com/tech-executive-tim-solms-named-ceo-of-slingshot-aerospace/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:44:54 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=344624

Founded in 2017, Slingshot is based in El Segundo, California; and Austin, Texas.

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Office of Space Commerce starts commercial pathfinder project for civil space traffic coordination system https://spacenews.com/office-of-space-commerce-starts-commercial-pathfinder-project-for-civil-space-traffic-coordination-system/ https://spacenews.com/office-of-space-commerce-starts-commercial-pathfinder-project-for-civil-space-traffic-coordination-system/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:03:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=229512

The Office of Space Commerce has selected three companies to participate in a pathfinder program that could lead to the incorporation of commercial data into its space traffic coordination system.

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Slingshot Aerospace harnessing AI to track suspicious satellites https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-harnessing-ai-to-track-suspicious-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-harnessing-ai-to-track-suspicious-satellites/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:13:46 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=192876

Slingshot Aerospace unveiled data that shows Russia’s new spy satellite Luch-2 is conducting operations akin to those of its predecessor Luch-1

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Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer joins Slingshot Aerospace https://spacenews.com/former-white-house-space-policy-official-audrey-schaffer-joins-slingshot-aerospace/ https://spacenews.com/former-white-house-space-policy-official-audrey-schaffer-joins-slingshot-aerospace/#respond Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:50:34 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=182351

Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer has joined Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics and tracking firm focused on spaceflight safety.

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Slingshot Aerospace Creates The World’s Largest Commercial Optical Tracking System for LEO Satellites https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-creates-the-worlds-largest-commercial-optical-tracking-system-for-leo-satellites/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:58:09 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=207720 Slingshot Aerospace Expands Global Sensor Network

Slingshot Aerospace, the innovative technology company dedicated to improving spaceflight safety and optimizing orbital operations, today announced a significant expansion to the Slingshot Global Sensor Network’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) tracking […]

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Slingshot’s space-tracking network to extend coverage of low Earth orbit https://spacenews.com/slingshots-space-tracking-network-to-extend-coverage-of-low-earth-orbit/ https://spacenews.com/slingshots-space-tracking-network-to-extend-coverage-of-low-earth-orbit/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=149606

Slingshot Aerospace, a space tracking and data analytics company, announced April 12 it is expanding its network of ground-based optical telescopes to increase coverage of low Earth orbit. 

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Space industry undeterred by congestion and debris https://spacenews.com/space-industry-undeterred-by-congestion-and-debris/ https://spacenews.com/space-industry-undeterred-by-congestion-and-debris/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:20:58 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=142691 Panelists at the 2023 SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View, California, discuss the challenges of space congestion and what the industry is doing to tackle the problem. Credit: Debra Werner / SpaceNews

The space industry does not expect its growth to be dampened by congestion or doom-and-gloom narrative, executives said Feb. 7 at the SmallSat Symposium.

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Slingshot Aerospace Awards Contract to HawkEye 360 for Monitoring Global GPS Interference in Support of the U.S. Space Force https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-awards-contract-to-hawkeye-360-for-monitoring-global-gps-interference-in-support-of-the-u-s-space-force/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:36:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=205877 HawkEye 360

HawkEye 360 Inc., the world’s leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced today that Slingshot Aerospace awarded the RF data provider a contract to provide […]

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HawkEye 360 satellites to provide data for U.S. Space Force threat-detection system https://spacenews.com/hawkeye-360-satellites-to-provide-data-for-u-s-space-force-threat-detection-system/ https://spacenews.com/hawkeye-360-satellites-to-provide-data-for-u-s-space-force-threat-detection-system/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:18:03 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=136254

Slingshot Aerospace is developing a system for the U.S. Space Force that will use data from HawkEye 360’s satellites to identify potential threats to GPS signals

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Slingshot Aerospace Raises $40.85 Million in Oversubscribed Series A2 Funds to Bolster Orbital Tracking and Space Safety https://spacenews.com/slingshot-aerospace-raises-40-85-million-in-oversubscribed-series-a2-funds-to-bolster-orbital-tracking-and-space-safety/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:33:00 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=204902 Slingshot Aerospace

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., a company building data and analytics products to make space operations safer, today announced that it has raised $40.85 million in an oversubscribed Series A2 funding round. […]

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