ATLAS Space Operations Grows Customers, Employees, Global Impact
Summary
BlackSky will make valuable use of ATLAS’ ground stations in Japan and Guam to further increase their revisit rates, working in tandem with ATLAS’ Freedom™ Platform to quickly retrieve and manage their data. Another ATLAS customer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is beginning to gather data from its Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC-2) mission. COSMIC-2 will primarily make use of ATLAS Tahiti and Ghana ground sites, delivering valuable intelligence that will shape global reactions to terrestrial weather phenomena. ATLAS partners such as Astroscale are working on cutting-edge space technology to accomplish missions such as ELSA-D, which will demonstrate the ability to autonomously capture and deorbit a satellite in the event that it becomes necessary. Through the unique challenges of COVID-19, ATLAS has worked hard to not only maintain operational efficiency, but to continue their rapid growth, helping customers to deliver invaluable insights and services from space.