NorthStar Earth and Space is a Canadian company headquartered in Montreal, founded in 2015 by Stewart Bain, that operates the first commercial service to monitor space from space using a constellation of satellites carrying dedicated optical sensors. The company delivers Space Traffic Data, collision avoidance and navigation services for the space industry through its Skylark satellite constellation, and separately develops an Earth-facing data platform supporting the sustainable management of natural resources.
Facts
Agency TypePrivate Canadian space situational awareness (SSA) company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada 1 HeadStewart Bain, co-founder and CEO 1 Open Questions
Annual BudgetNot publicly disclosed
Not stated in the cited source; a CA$20 million Series D financing round is mentioned but is not an annual budget or revenue figure. In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, located there.
Sources
1. NorthStar Earth & Space: Series D Financing Announcement
NorthStar Earth & SpaceAbout NorthStar boilerplate, closing sentence
NorthStar is the first commercial service to monitor near-Earth orbits from space.
About NorthStar boilerplate, opening sentence
NorthStar Earth & Space was founded in 2015 by Telesystem, based in Montreal, and KinetX, a specialized engineering firm located in Arizona.
Body text, headquarters sentence
With headquarters in Montreal, Canada, a European headquarters in Luxembourg, and a dedicated US operation in McLean, Virginia, NorthStar addresses the ever-growing threat of space collisions as a major contribution to empower humanity to preserve our planet.
Quote attribution, financing round announcement
Stewart Bain, co-founder and CEO of NorthStar Earth & Space
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