Aistech (Guardian, DANU, HYDRA)

Constellation name	Guardian, DANU, HYDRA
Constellation field	Infrared, IoT / M2M, ADS-B, AIS
Constellation info	Picvoted to one of the first commercial constellations able to collect thermal data on demand. Multispectral imager for visible (RGB), near infrared (NIR), and thermal infrared (TIR) spectrum.
Constellation status	Prototype(s) launched
Launched satellites	4
Planned satellites	20
Form factor	6U, 2U
Orbit	LEO
Manufacturer	GomSpace
First launch	2018
Schedule tracking	Years behind "The first 10 satellites shall be in orbit by mid-2019."
Notes	Pivoted to Guardian thermal data constellation from DANU and HYDRA 2-way comms, thermal imaging to detect forest fires and aviation tracking (ADS-B).
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Company	Aistech Space
Oneliner	Our mission is to generate affordable, recurrent, high-resolution thermal imagery of the planet to provide a new perspective of Earth’s changing resources.
Funding	$0.4M+
Country	Spain
Founded	2015
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Own nanosats launched	AISTECHSAT-2 (AISTECH2U-1), AISTECHSAT-3 (Danu Pathfinder 1)
Own nanosats cancelled	AISTECH6U (HYDRA) 1, AISTECH6U (HYDRA) 2, AISTECH6U (HYDRA) 3, AISTECH6U (HYDRA) 4, DANU 1 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 2 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 3 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 4 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 5 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 6 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 7 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 8 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 9 (AISTECHSAT), DANU 10 (AISTECHSAT)
Hosted payload on launched nanosats	Guardian 1 (Aistech, ORB-6, Guardian1)

Last modified: 2023-01-06

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