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Anduri-216 is a satellite built by the U.S. company Apex on its Aries satellite platform. It is designed as a technology demonstration mission to validate advanced optical sensing capabilities for geospatial awareness and space domain awareness applications.
The satellite carries Electro-Optical (EO) and Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) sensor payloads. These instruments will test and demonstrate the ability to detect, track, and characterize objects and activities on Earth and in space, supporting future geospatial intelligence and space situational awareness missions.
Anduri-216 is based on Apex's standardized Aries satellite bus, which is designed to provide a rapid, cost-effective platform for commercial and government space missions. The mission serves to demonstrate the performance of the EO and LWIR payloads in orbit and to validate the Aries platform for advanced remote sensing applications.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Anduril |
| Contractors: | Apex |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Aries bus ? |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 200 kg |
| Orbit: | 588 km Ũ 598 km, 97.76° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Anduril-216 (LA3 ?) | 2026-156L | 05.07.2026 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with CAS500 4, Pelican 11, EarthDaily 8, ICEYE X77, X79, X80, X81, GRUS 3A, ..., 3G, MISR-D 1, 2, Hyperion GR1, Argonaut Demo, FireSat 1, 2, 3, Pirx 1, Kita 36, 53, Anduril-216, ION-SCV 023, Lusíada 5, 6, 7, Balkan 3, GHGSat C16, C17, Centauri 9, GRITSS, LEONAV 1, SCION-X, BRO 31, CuBy 1, ..., 5, Replicator 2, Deloitte 4, 5, 6, GENIEedge P-Body, RAFS Cubesat, CloudCT Precursor, CyberCUBE, FossaSat 2E26, IPOS-TDSM, KOYO, MAVERIC, MARMOTSat, Sentinel 1, SUCHAI 4, TOM 1, 2, 3, BOHR, Kostka, Marina, ET 001A, ..., 001D, SPEAR 1A, 1B, 1C, Lemur-2 259, ..., 263, Nova 1, Oasis Alpha, Posidōnia, R5 S9 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
