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Space is a warfighting domain. It can no longer be treated as a sanctuary. The systems we field there must be autonomous, software-defined, and built for the fight. Less than two years ago, we bet our own money that we could design, build, test, and fly a fully-integrated satellite. Alongside some strategic partners, each part of that process was completed in-house. Last month, ANDURIL-216 reached orbit. All systems are nominal. We made first contact shortly after launch vehicle separation and have fully commissioned the bus, power distribution devices, and the edge mission data processor payload. We’ve received the first calibrated images from all three imaging payloads onboard the spacecraft: one long-wave infrared and two electro-optical sensors. The firsts go beyond the vehicle itself. Our space team used Lattice to commission and task ANDURIL-216, the first time Lattice has been used exclusively to command a spacecraft on orbit. More to come as we put the spacecraft, payloads, and mission autonomy software through their paces. ANDURIL-216 is an important proof point that we have what it takes to field capability at the pace the fight demands.
That’s a damn fine looking bus… Go Aries!