Sidus Space, an innovative and agile space mission enabler, has officially announced a year of significant achievements in 2024.
According to certain reports, during this period, the company facilitated key launches, groundbreaking partnerships, and the expansion of its customer relationships to reach upon a stage where it is now positioned, better than ever before, to scale up its innovation efforts in 2025.
Talk about what all did the company achieve in 2024, it successfully launched LizzieSat™-1 in March, and LizzieSat™-2 in December, to establish its micro-constellation for hosted payloads, and at the same time, deliver near real-time solutions for its customers’ mission critical needs.
Next up, we ought to mention how Sidus was selected to exclusively design and build the first-generation lunar fleet of Data Storage Spacecraft for Lonestar Data Holdings, a provider of premium data storage and Resiliency-as-a-Service (RAAS). Furthermore, the company secured FCC approval to operate a micro constellation of remote sensing, multi-mission satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) (LizzieSat™2-5).
Moving on, Sidus also integrated HEO Holmes Imager aboard LizzieSat™-2 and secured follow-on agreement for payload hosting and data services for LizzieSat™-3. It won the contract from Xiomas Technologies to supply FeatherEdge™ computing system for fire detection via high-altitude infrared imaging.
The company was, markedly enough, awarded $2 million contract from Craig Technologies to manufacture two fleet interactive display equipment (FIDE) pre-production unit main panels for U.S. Navy Propulsion systems. Not just that, it was also awarded subcontract on the $30M Intuitive Machines-led Moon RACER team for the NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract in support of the Agency’s Artemis Campaign.
“Our accomplishments in 2024 represent the foundation of a bright future for Sidus Space,” said Carol Craig, CEO of Sidus. “We’ve demonstrated the adaptability and scalability of our solutions, expanded our constellation and strengthened key partnerships. As we transition into 2025, we remain committed to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space while delivering innovative, real-time data services to our customers.”
Sidus further signed an MOU with NamaSys Bahrain to establish “Sidus Arabia,” a Joint Venture headquartered in Saudi Arabia. The idea behind initiative is to develop a satellite manufacturing facility and pursue joint initiatives. Alongside that, it implemented a partnership agreement with Orbital Transports for global market expansion, and therefore, expand its sales reach. Sidus even extended partnership as protégé with L3Harris under Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program.
Among other partnerships, the company signed an agreement with Neuraspace to provide space traffic management and LEOP (Launch and Early Operations) support services, thus enhancing its constellation operation capabilities. Sidus also announced a strategic partnership with Reflex Aerospace, a cutting-edge European satellite manufacturing startup, to deliver flexible, cost-effective, and high-performance solutions to meet diverse customer needs, while simultaneously strengthening its presence in global markets.
Apart from partnerships, we must also acknowledge how the company delivered performance excellence at scale during 2024. This it did, for starters, by successfully achieving primary objectives of the Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Application (ASTRA) historic in-space payload mission with NASA Stennis Space Center. Sidus’ high-level performance during this mission can be contextualized once you take into account how it ended up securing follow-on contract for greater ASTRA support.
Next in line would come the company’s bid to capitalize upon LizzieSat™-1 on-orbit processing capabilities and successfully demonstrate an AI enhanced, thermal sensing, firefighting software solution. It completed the critical design review for LizzieSat™ NL, a laser communication satellite contracted by The Netherlands Organization. Sidus even showcased manufacturing excellence through the production and delivery of thousand different unique parts to 14 customers across commercial, government, and defense sectors, reinforcing Sidus’ role as a trusted provider of mission-critical hardware.
Hold on, we still have a few bits left to unpack, considering we still haven’t touched upon Sidus’ successful demonstration of FeatherEdge™ AI solution on LizzieSat™-1, something which reinforced solution’s ability to process large sets of raw data directly on orbit, delivering only relevant information to end users. Such a breakthrough significantly reduces downlink costs, as well as enhances response times critical to customer applications.
