Slingshot Raises $41M To Build Orbit-Watching Telescope Network

Slingshot sees ground-based telescopes as a “cost-effective” means of tracking objects in orbit.

 

Credit: Slingshot
Slingshot Aerospace has raised a $41.85 million “Series A2” round of capital that it plans to use building out its Earth-based network of orbit-watching telescopes. The startup, based in Austin, Texas, and El Segundo, California, recently acquired Numerica’s space domain awareness division and...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

Subscription Required

 

Slingshot Raises $41M To Build Orbit-Watching Telescope Network is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report through your company? Login with your existing email and password.

Not a member?  Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the aerospace and defense community.