NorthStar Earth & Space is developing a portfolio of Space Data Services designed to improve safety, sustainability, and operational awareness across increasingly congested orbital environments. Through the Skylark constellation and data-driven analytics platform, the company aims to provide precise and timely Navigation Assistance from launch through de-orbit operations, alongside Change Detection Services, Space Object Tracking, Space Object Identification and customized information services designed to address the evolving requirements of the New Space Economy.
A key component of the company's architecture is its ability to provide enhanced coverage across all orbital regimes. Through near-synoptic observation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), NorthStar plans to track, monitor and catalogue hundreds of thousands of resident space objects. These capabilities are intended to deliver precise collision warnings, detect events as they occur and provide secure, agile information services to subscribers operating in increasingly complex space environments.
The company's Space Data Services are built around a continuous custody approach. By observing the near-Earth environment directly from space, NorthStar's always-on monitoring system is designed to maintain uninterrupted awareness of tracked objects within its expanding catalogue. This persistent observation capability supports improved tracking accuracy, operational awareness and long-term monitoring of activities across multiple orbital regimes.
NorthStar's Navigation Assistance services are designed to support spacecraft throughout their operational lifecycle. These services include collision avoidance, launch support, on-orbit operational assistance and de-orbit support, helping satellite operators manage spacecraft safely and efficiently. Complementing these capabilities are Change Detection Services that provide high-precision conjunction warnings and event detection, enabling operators to identify and respond to significant orbital activities in a timely manner.
The company's Information Data Services include space object cataloguing, tracking and identification capabilities. These services are supported by Professional Space Information and Intelligence (SI²) Services that combine data fusion, data curation, forensics, modelling and simulation and customer support functions. Together, these capabilities contribute to an expanding database of space objects and events, providing customers with a more comprehensive understanding of the space environment and supporting informed operational decision-making.
NorthStar plans to deliver its Space Data Services through secure subscription-based and pay-per-use models for commercial and government customers, insurers, regulators, investors and other stakeholders. By combining continuous space-based monitoring, navigation assistance, collision avoidance support, advanced analytics and information services, the company is developing a platform intended to improve space traffic management and contribute to a safer and more sustainable orbital environment. The knowledge generated through these services is expected to support future frameworks for space governance while helping ensure the long-term sustainability of space activities.
About NorthStar Earth & Space
NorthStar Earth & Space is a Canadian space technology company headquartered in Montreal, with additional operations in Luxembourg and the United States. The company develops space-based Space Domain Awareness and Earth Intelligence services using dedicated satellite constellations, advanced analytics, and multi-source data fusion technologies. Through the Space and Earth Data Services platforms, NorthStar aims to provide information and intelligence solutions that support sustainable development on Earth and safe, secure operations in space.
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