Satellogic中国消息:根据合同,Satellogic委托航天长城公司完成90颗遥感卫星的发射。基于此,Satellogic将实现1米分辨率遥感数据的每周全球覆盖,我们将开启一个全新的对地观测时代,更多的应用和业务场景将成为现实。
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近日,Satellogic与航天长城公司签署发射服务合同,根据合同约定,长城公司将采用多发整箭发射的形式,用长征六号运载火箭(下称“长六”)在太原卫星发射中心为Satellogic发射共计90颗卫星。预计首发长六火箭发射13颗卫星的任务将于今年晚些时候完成,这将是长六火箭首次为国际用户提供发射服务。
Satellogic与航天长城签署卫星发射合同
Satellogic公司的世界级数据科学家团队已经在利用之前发射的卫星,为全球范围内的农、林、油气、金融和保险等多个行业提供解决方案。本次公布将要发射的90颗卫星,将与上述在轨卫星一起组成一个遥感卫星星座,实现1米分辨率遥感数据的每周全球覆盖,并大幅降低高频地理空间分析的成本。
Satellogic公司创始人兼首席执行官埃米利亚诺•卡尔吉曼(Emiliano Kargieman)表示:“我们将建立高空间、高时间分辨率的全球影像获取能力,追踪那些每天都在影响地球的各种因素,以便帮助解决一些世界所面临的最紧迫问题。本合同的签署是实现这一愿景的重要一步。在星座卫星数量增加到90颗以上之后,我们将每周更新一遍覆盖全球的高分辨率影像,并以客户可承受的价格推向市场,确立行业新标准。”
本合同是Satellogic公司与长城公司合作的又一个里程碑。截至目前,Satellogic公司已通过长城公司成功发射了的首颗实验立方星和5颗Newsat卫星。根据之前已签署的协议,2019年长城公司会为Satellogic发射3颗卫星,加上本次合同约定的本年度13颗卫星的专属发射,Satellogic将在2019年实现19颗星在轨运行。
长城公司副总裁高若飞表示:“我们非常高兴能够与Satellogic延续合作关系。正如长征六号运载火箭为全球航天领域提供了更多可能性,可以预见Satellogic公司的遥感卫星星座也将开启一个全新的对地观测时代。”
Satellogic公司成立于2010年,总部和研发机构位于阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯,卫星总装与集成测试(AIT)基地位于乌拉圭首都蒙得维的亚,其他部门还包括设在西班牙巴塞罗那的数据技术中心、设在以色列特拉维夫的产品开发中心,以及设在美国迈阿密的业务拓展中心。Satellogic近期在北京新设立的中国公司将专注于专属星座定制、数据服务和行业应用等方面。
长征六号火箭
Satellogic Signs Agreement with CGWIC to Launch Earth Observation Constellation of 90 Satellites
LM-6 Rockets will deliver Satellogic’s spacecraft to LEO in a series of dedicated launches
Satellogic, the world’s first vertically integrated geospatial analytics company, today announced a Multiple Launch Services Agreement (MLA) with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). CGWIC will launch 90 of Satellogic’s spacecraft from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The first launch – scheduled for later this year – will deliver a dedicated payload of 13 of Satellogic’s spacecraft to Low Earth Orbit on a Long March 6 (LM-6) rocket.
Satellogic’s team of world-class data scientists is already leveraging its current fleet of spacecraft to deliver planetary scale insights and solutions for a variety of industries, including agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, and finance and insurance. The 90 spacecraft that Satellogic announced under this agreement will form an Earth Observation Satellite Constellation that will remap the planet at one meter of resolution every week and dramatically reduce the cost of high-frequency geospatial analytics.
“We want to help solve the world’s most pressing problems by building an accurate and up-to-date picture of our planet and the many forces that reshape it everyday,” said Satellogic Founder and CEO Emiliano Kargieman. “This agreement is a major step in realizing that vision. With 90 more spacecraft in our constellation, we will be able to deliver weekly, high-resolution remaps of the entire planet at a price that will set a new standard for access and affordability in our market.”
This MLA marks another milestone in the CGWIC-Satellogic cooperation: it will be the first time that the new generation Long March launch vehicle will provide launch services to international customers. To date, CGWIC has successfully launched Satellogic’s first demonstration cubesat and 5 spacecraft. As per the terms of a previously existing agreement, CGWIC is poised to deliver another 3 spacecraft to low-earth orbit in 2019. The first LM-6 launch under this MLA will bring the total number of Satellogic’s commercial satellites in orbit to 19.
“We’re proud to extend our highly successful working relationship with Satellogic,” said GAO Ruofei, Executive Vice President of CGWIC. “Satellogic’s constellation will introduce a new era of affordable earth observation just as the LM-6 will open new opportunities for the global space industry.”
Founded in 2010, Satellogic’s headquarters and R&D facility is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Their satellite Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) facility is located in Montevideo, Uruguay. Other divisions include a data-technology center in Barcelona, Spain; a product-development center in Tel Aviv, Israel; and a business development center in Miami, USA. The company’s newest branch in Beijing, China will focus on exclusive constellation customization, data services, and industrial applications.
About Satellogic
Satellogic is the first vertically integrated geospatial analytics company. We drive real outcomes with planetary-scale insights you can trust.
Our low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation, platform, and data science teams work together to deliver end-to-end solutions at the right cost. We make sense of the data so you can focus on the big decisions at hand.
We are a company of more than 150 satellite engineers, AI experts, and solution specialists on a mission to deliver a fundamentally better picture of our planet and the many forces that reshape it everyday. We bring space down to earth for large enterprises and governments of all sizes who need to see for themselves how our world is changing.
Satellogic. Now you see.
To learn more, please visit: www.satellogic.com
About CGWIC
Established in 1980, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) is the sole commercial organization authorized by the Chinese government to provide commercial launch services, satellite systems and to carry out space technology cooperation. It is a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
As the professional company promoting international cooperation for China’s space industry, CGWIC is devoted to the internationalized development of China’s space industry. CGWIC has developed into a system integrator for space products and services. It can meet customers’ multi-directional needs by providing comprehensive solutions for commercial launch services, satellite export, satellite ground tracking and control station construction, satellite applications, project financing, project insurance and technical training, etc. Through extensive international cooperation, CGWIC enjoys an excellent reputation in the international aerospace industry, the financial community, and the insurance circle.
The Long March commercial launch services are provided internationally through CGWIC with support from China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) and Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), both subsidiaries of CASC, as well as China Satellite Launch, Tracking and Control General (CLTC). To implement launch services teamwork, CGWIC shall organize CALT/SAST and CLTC, and direct the teamwork in the execution of the customer’s programs. The LM-6 launch vehicle is developed and manufactured by SAST.
航小宇处报道:正在建设具备高光谱能力的一个遥感星座的阿根廷创企卫星逻辑公司(Satellogic)1月15日宣布将用中国火箭来进行组网发射。位于布宜诺斯艾利斯的这家公司称,根据同中国长城工业公司签订的合同,它打算用多达6枚长征6号火箭来发射其90颗遥感小卫星。合同的条款未披露。
卫星逻辑公司创始人和首席执行官卡尔吉曼在接受采访时称,携带13颗卫星的首次发射定于今年9月或10月进行,接下来将每个季度发一次。不过他表示,部分发射或会改用更大的长征2D火箭,具体要看卫星逻辑公司的卫星生产速度。卡尔吉曼说,发射合同的签订是公司的一个转折点,“让我们转入推出模式”。他说,公司将此视为一项具有里程碑意义的协议。
长征6号由中国航天科技集团上海航天技术研究院研制,是一款液体燃料小型运载火箭,太阳同步轨道运载能力略高于1000公斤,但目前只发过两次,最近一次是2017年11月。卡尔吉曼说,卫星逻辑公司选择长城公司是基于其以往同这家发射服务商的关系。长城公司曾为卫星逻辑公司搭载发射了另几颗卫星。卡尔吉曼说:“我们有很好的工作关系。”他说:“除了业已建立的关系,我认为兼具可用性和低发射费用也是打动我们的一点。”
卫星逻辑公司自行建造其卫星,目前正在加大其产能。有15颗卫星正在乌拉圭蒙得维的亚的一座设施建造。这些卫星每颗重约45公斤,尺寸为100厘米×50厘米×50厘米。卡尔吉曼说,“我们需要在年内加快生产节奏”,以满足现行进度要求。
卫星逻辑公司的卫星配备高分辨率多光谱相机和超光谱成像仪
每颗卫星配备两个遥感有效载荷。主载荷为一台多光谱相机,可生成1米分辨率的图像。卡尔吉曼说,一待星座全面完成在轨组网,公司将能以这一分辨率提供整个地球的图像,并每周更新一次。他说,眼下市面上还没有每周更新的1米分辨率地球数据。他说:“我们认为1米分辨率每周更新数据是恰到好处的甜蜜点,将能带来大量的新应用。”
卫星逻辑公司希望利用其图像开发的市场包括油气、农业、环境监测和制图。卡尔吉曼说,该公司认为这四个行业吸引力和需求较大。他说,随着星座的建成,公司预计还会催生出很多其它应用。
星上另一个有效载荷是一台高光谱成像仪,分辨率30米。不过,卡尔吉曼承认,高光谱图像是一项新应用,需求有限。他说,尽管公司已看到在自己的数据处理系统中把高光谱数据同1米图像结合起来的一些潜力,但高光谱眼下仍处于实验阶段。他说,随着数据采集量的增多和采集频率的提高,公司将学习从中提取更大的价值,但从一定程度上说,该星座的主力还是1米分辨率的多光谱数据。
卫星逻辑公司2017年6月完成了2700万美元的B轮融资,领投的是中国腾讯公司。卡尔吉曼说,那笔资金足够公司运转到2019年底,但公司还需要做进一步融资,以在2020年完成星座组网。
卫星逻辑公司现有160名雇员,分布于世界各地。除了设在布宜诺斯艾利斯的总部和研发设施以及位于乌拉圭的卫星制造中心外,该公司还在特拉维夫设有一个软件开发机构,并在巴塞罗那设有一个数据分析机构。它还在美国和中国设有业务开发机构。卡尔吉曼说,运作这样一家地域很分散的公司确有难度,即使是在如今无处不在的互联互通时代。但他说,对于一家正在打造全球性基础设施的公司而言,这种分散也有很多优点。
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