Slingshot Aerospace Company Research Report
Company Overview
Name: Slingshot Aerospace
Mission: Making space safe, sustainable, and secure.
Year Founded: 2017
Founders: No information is available.
Key People:
- Tim Solms: Chief Executive Officer
- David Godwin: President & Co-Founder
- Pieter Kreuk: Chief Financial Officer
- Dr. Belinda Marchand: Chief Science Officer
- Erik Ekwurzel: Chief Data and Information Officer
- Kelli Furrer: Chief Revenue Officer/Chief Marketing Officer
- Melissa Quinn: General Manager, Slingshot International
- Audrey Schaffer: Vice President, Strategy & Policy
- Rachel McKay: Vice President, Operations
- Hannah Spellmeyer: Vice President, People
Headquarters: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Number of Employees: 51-200 employees
Revenue: No information is available.
Known For:
Slingshot Aerospace is known for providing satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation solutions to government and commercial customers globally. They specialize in aerospace, machine learning, analytics, space, AI, and space traffic management.
Products
Slingshot Beacon:
- Description: A two-sided space traffic coordination platform.
- Key Features: It helps in coordinating maneuvers to avoid potential satellite collisions.
Horus Sensors:
- Description: A global network of proprietary sensor systems for space object detection and tracking.
- Key Features: Supports Low Earth Orbit (LEO) space object detection and persistent monitoring.
Slingshot Platform:
- Description: A platform combining data from various sources for a comprehensive space analysis.
- Key Features: Provides satellite tracking, planning, and insights powered by AI to enhance spaceflight safety.
Seradata:
- Description: An industry-leading launch and spacecraft database.
- Key Features: Offers spacecraft and launch data, including anomaly and insurance data essential for space market analysis.
Recent Developments
2024 LEO-Focused Horus Sensors Deployment:
- Slingshot has started deploying new Horus sensor systems for comprehensive LEO object tracking.
NOAA TraCSS Contract:
- Awarded a contract to develop the Presentation Layer for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS).
PNT-SENTINEL Program:
- Awarded $1.9 million by the United States Space Force to enhance GPS jamming and spoofing detection technologies.
Executive Hires:
- Rachel McKay joined as VP of Services Delivery.
- Erik Ekwurzel was appointed as Chief Data & Information Officer.
- Kelli Furrer joined as CRO/CMO.
- Tim Solms appointed as CEO.
Funding and Expansion:
- Received $30M growth capital from Trinity Capital for global expansion and technological enhancements.
- Global Sensor Network expanded to the largest commercial optical tracking system for LEO to XGEO satellites.
Slingshot Beacon Milestone:
- Over 90% of commercial LEO spacecraft leverage Slingshot Beacon for space traffic coordination as of 2023.
Awards:
- Received the 2024 SpaceNews Icon Award for Space Safety and Security, highlighting innovative contributions in space situational awareness through AI systems like Agatha.
This report provides a detailed overview based on the available data about Slingshot Aerospace, highlighting their mission, key personnel, products, and recent impactful developments within the industry.
