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GLADOS
About GLADOS:
GLADOS is a 6U cubesat that has a visible light camera to characterize objects in GEO. GLADOS utilizes "Glint" to characterize objects by their shape and size. GLADOS strives to improve Space Situational Awareness (SSA) for the active and inactive space object population allowing faster detection of anomalies and potential threats by tracking orientation states as well as translational states. GLADOS is set to launch in 2025.
What is Glint?
Glint is when specular reflection of sunlight through single scattering from highly reflective objects. when an object reflects a significant amount of light (magnitude of -4 to 12), GLADOS can characterize the object.
Our oldest mission GLADOS is 11 years in the making, nearing the end of phase B in the UNP program. GLADOS is currently being hardware and software tested while the flight-ready satellite is being developed.