Spire Wins DARPA Design Contract For VLEO Sat To Measure Ionosphere


DARPA wants to better understand how radio waves behave in the upper atmosphere.

 

Credit: DARPA
Spire Global has won a contract from DARPA to design a satellite that would carry sensors to very low Earth orbit to study the ionosphere. The effort is part of the research agency’s Ouija program, which aims to improve high-frequency radio transmissions across the upper atmosphere. Spire is under...
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.

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