UK Space Agency Partners with Spaceflux for Persistent Surveillance

UK startup Spaceflux has secured three contracts with the UK Space Agency and NSpOC to provide space monitoring data. The company’s electro-optical telescopes and research laboratory will support the delivery of persistent surveillance across all orbits, including LEO and GEO. The value of the contracts is unspecified, but totalled £4.5 million ($5.9 million) in September and £551 million ($722 million) in November. This development reflects the growing importance of space monitoring and surveillance in the UK’s national security strategy.