Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a Space and Data-as-a-Service company, has stated that the LS-2 and the LS-3 LizzieSat production is underway and on schedule for launch later this year.
With LS-1 ready for launch and delivered to the SpaceX launch site in Vandenburg, California, earlier this month, the Sidus team in Cape Canaveral is focused on upcoming milestones for LS-2 and LS-3.
LizzieSat’s flexible hybrid 3D printed design allows Sidus to enhance capabilities brought to market during the successful LS-1 build and test campaign. Design modifications from LS-1 include additional space situational awareness (SSA) customer payloads and upgraded Sidus Earth Observation (EO) sensors that target specific needs of its own Space Data as a Service customers.
Each hybrid 3D printed 220lb (100 kg) smallsat is roughly the size of a dishwasher. The medium-sized, low-cost satellite allows for longer on-orbit life and increased functionality when compared to other commercial EO satellites. The company designs, fabricates, and assembles its satellites at its 35,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
“We designed the LizzieSat platform to be rapidly scalable and technology agnostic, to allow for rapid integration of new sensors as the space ecosystem evolves and industries and businesses embrace space strategy to enhance their offerings,” said Carol Craig, CEO of Sidus Space. “
