What Happened
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.