Sidus Space Begins Payload Activation Upon Successful Completion of Commissioning Phase of LizzieSat-1
May 14 2024 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a
multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company
announced that it has begun payload activation upon successful
completion of its commissioning phase of LizzieSat-1 (LS-1).
LS-1 was successfully launched and deployed via SpaceX Falcon 9
from Vandenberg SLC-4 on March 4, 2024. The Sidus team successfully
completed the Launch and Early Operations Phase (LEOP) on March
14th after establishing two-way communications with the orbiting
spacecraft and receiving NORAD ID 59132 from USSPACECOM as a
permanently catalogued space object called “LizzieSat”. After LEOP,
the Sidus Mission Control Center (MCC) team transitioned to the
commissioning phase, conducting thorough performance evaluations of
all critical subsystems. The Sidus MCC team activated each critical
spacecraft component individually and as part of the entire system
to verify satisfactory performance after two months in Low Earth
Orbit (LEO).
Following these critical evaluations, Sidus confirms that
LizzieSat-1 has met the rigorous commissioning criteria and is
operating effectively as a fully functional satellite. With this
milestone achieved, the Sidus MCC team will now focus on activating
payloads onboard LS-1 and executing critical mission activities to
meet or surpass payload mission success criteria.
The Payload operations phase aims to fulfill customer needs,
goals, and objectives while optimizing LizzieSat-1 performance to
achieve mission success within required power, thermal, attitude
control, and data downlink constraints. Sidus expects to achieve
primary objectives in the coming weeks.
“We are eager to move on to the next phase of early satellite
operations with LS-1 now that we have successfully completed the
commissioning phase,” stated Sidus Space Chief Executive Officer,
Carol Craig. “I am beyond proud of the entire Sidus team who has
worked tirelessly to systematically move through the critical
initial stage of operations for the first satellite in our
constellation and look forward to launching additional satellites
later this year.”
About Sidus Space
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) is a multi-faceted Space and
Data-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical
hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services;
satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations;
and in-orbit support. The Company is in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
where it operates from a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing,
assembly, integration, and testing facility focused on vertically
integrated Space-as-a-Service solutions including end-to-end
satellite support.
Sidus Space has a mission of Bringing Space Down to Earth™ and a
vision of enabling space flight heritage status for new
technologies while delivering data and predictive analytics to
domestic and global customers. More than just a
“Satellite-as-a-Service” provider, Sidus Space’s products and
services are offered through its four business units: Space and
Defense Hardware Manufacturing, Satellite Manufacturing and Payload
Integration, Space-Based Data Solutions, and AI/ML Products and
Services to support customers from concept to Low Earth Orbit and
beyond. Sidus Space is ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 Rev. D certified, and
ITAR registered.
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