NorthStar Space and Earth

NorthStar is building the world’s first satellite constellation to combat the imminent threat of space collisions.

• Canada’s government has conditionally approved startup NorthStar Earth & Space’s plan to deploy 52 commercial imaging satellites to keep tabs on what’s happening in orbit and down below, 2021-08-24.
• 12 SSA satellites and 40 follow-on with infrared and hyperspectral sensors for Earth. As of early 2024, the latest news do not seem to mention EO constellations.
• The three 16U microsatellites built by Spire are scheduled for launch in mid-2023 and will reach low Earth orbit with launch services provider Virgin Orbit.
• NorthStar using Axelspace’s Earth-imaging satellites to monitor orbits, SpaceNews, 2023-01-13.  Five Earth observation satellites from Japan’s Axelspace are helping NorthStar Earth and Space keep tabs on orbits ahead of the Canadian firm’s proposed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) constellation. During these dark periods, when the satellites are not needed for Axelspace’s imagery customers, their cameras can be pointed away from the Earth to snap objects above them.
• NorthStar, an in-situ space situational awareness (SSA) startup, has partnered with Rocket Lab to launch its first four satellites this Fall. Rocket Lab is tapping in after NorthStar’s planned Virgin Orbit launch bit the dust.
• Electron launches NorthStar satellites in latest recovery test, SpaceNews, 2024-01-31.
• NorthStar Secures Funding to Advance Space Situational Awareness Technology, 2024-07-16.
• Space situational awareness startup NorthStar asks for court injunction against Spire, issues notice of contract default, 2024-08-13.

• Skylark 1 (Lemur-2 182, FM178, LEMUR 2 CAEL)
• Skylark 2 (Lemur-2 183, FM179, LEMUR 2 NIMBUS2000)
• Skylark 3 (Lemur-2 184, FM180, LEMUR 2 VALHALLA)
• Skylark 4 (Lemur-2 185, FM181, LEMUR 2 OBA-NI-JESU)

• Skylark 5 (NorthStar 5, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 6 (NorthStar 6, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 7 (NorthStar 7, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 8 (NorthStar 8, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 9 (NorthStar 9, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 10 (NorthStar 10, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 11 (NorthStar 11, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 12 (NorthStar 12, Lemur-2)

• Skylark 1 (Lemur-2 182, FM178, LEMUR 2 CAEL)
• Skylark 2 (Lemur-2 183, FM179, LEMUR 2 NIMBUS2000)
• Skylark 3 (Lemur-2 184, FM180, LEMUR 2 VALHALLA)
• Skylark 4 (Lemur-2 185, FM181, LEMUR 2 OBA-NI-JESU)

• Skylark 5 (NorthStar 5, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 6 (NorthStar 6, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 7 (NorthStar 7, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 8 (NorthStar 8, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 9 (NorthStar 9, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 10 (NorthStar 10, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 11 (NorthStar 11, Lemur-2)
• Skylark 12 (NorthStar 12, Lemur-2)