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Orbital Sidekick’s Hyperspectral Imaging Aurora Satellite Scheduled For Launch From Cape Canaveral

June 15, 2021 by editorial

Orbital Sidekick (OSK) has revealed information regarding their upcoming launch of the firm’s newest and most powerful hyperspectral imaging satellite — Aurora.

Aurora leverages OSK’s previous experience collecting and analyzing hyperspectral data to provide action oriented insights on the world, with a broad focus on sustainability. The Aurora satellite will serve OSK’s customers in the energy, mining, and defense sectors, including expanding contracts and pilot program opportunities for oil and gas pipeline monitoring & methane mapping, clean energy resource exploration, sustainable mining practices, and wildfire risk mitigation.

The Orbital Sidekick Aurora Satellite is a 30 kg precursor to the six 100 kg ESPA class GHOSt satellites that are scheduled for launch in 2022. Spaceflight will be coordinating the launch with a total of 36 payloads onboard the SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission, occurring on June 24, 2021, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in Florida.

Aurora will capture more than 450 spectral bands in the visible to shortwave infrared light spectrum (400 to 2500 nm) with a pixel size of approximately 30 meters, making it the highest resolution commercial hyperspectral imagery available to date.

“We’re excited to be launching Aurora to help provide consistent monitoring services across all of our clients as well as further the exploration for clean energy sources globally. Working with Astro Digital, OSK will be able to focus on the payload and extract information from our unique and proprietary hyperspectral data with the utmost precision,” said Dan Katz, CEO and Co-Founder of Orbital Sidekick.

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