Industry Trio Tests On-Orbit Tracking Ahead of Hypersonic Reentry

Caption: Varda Space Industries' W-3 capsule landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia on May 13, 2025. Credit: Varda Space Industries

Varda Space Industries' W-3 capsule landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia on May 13.

Credit: Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries, Anduril and LeoLabs recently teamed up to use commercially built systems to track, monitor and report a spacecraft’s orbital maneuvers ahead of hypersonic reentry, the companies announced Sept. 8. The internally funded demonstration involved Varda’s W-3 capsule, which...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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