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Satellites

One Platform.
Three Sizes.

Sentinel is a single satellite bus architecture that scales from a 180kg technology demonstrator to a 2,400kg national-security-class GEO platform, all built on the same production line in Denver.

3Sentinel Variants
6Buses/Month at Scale

Sentinel-S

~180 kg

Sentinel-M

~650 kg

Sentinel-L

~2,400 kg
Smallsat

Sentinel-S

Mass~180 kg
Power (Deployed)1.2 kW
Design Life3–5 yrs
Primary UseTech Demo, Tactical
Midsize

Sentinel-M

Mass~650 kg
Power (Deployed)4.5 kW
Design Life7–10 yrs
Primary UseEarth Observation, Comms
Large / GEO-Class

Sentinel-L

Mass~2,400 kg
Power (Deployed)18 kW
Design Life12–15 yrs
Primary UseGEO Comms, Missile Warning

Manufacturing Capability

All four disciplines under one roof at the Denver Satellite Works.

Structures

Composite and machined-metal bus structures, built and load-tested in-house.

Avionics & Flight Software

Flight computers, power systems, and software written and validated on the same bench they fly on.

Propulsion Integration

Electric and chemical propulsion module integration for station-keeping and orbit-raising.

Environmental Test

Thermal vacuum, vibration, and acoustic test chambers covering the full Sentinel mass range.

Applications

Earth Observation

High-revisit optical and multispectral imaging for agriculture, infrastructure, and environmental monitoring.

Secure Comms

Encrypted, anti-jam communications payloads for government and defense customers.

Space Domain Awareness

Tracking and characterization sensors for monitoring the orbital environment.

Missile Warning & Tracking

Wide-field infrared sensing for early detection and tracking of ballistic and hypersonic threats.

Scientific Missions

Custom instrument hosting for research institutions and civil space agencies.

Manifest a Payload

Built On Your Timeline,
Not Ours

Tell us your mission requirements and we'll tell you which Sentinel platform — and which launch vehicle — fits.