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Slingshot Aerospace Boosts Global Space Tracking with UK Deal

10/29/2025

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Slingshot Aerospace signed a contract with the UK Space Agency to expand space-tracking capabilities.
The deal calls for installing 13 optical sensor systems at five global locations to improve satellite and orbital-debris tracking.
The initiative addresses the rising number of active satellites, projected to rise from 12,000 today to 100,000 by 2030.
The sensors will operate autonomously to enable continuous space monitoring.

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Slingshot Aerospace signed a contract with the UK Space Agency to expand space-tracking capabilities.
The deal calls for installing 13 optical sensor systems at five global locations to improve satellite and orbital-debris tracking.
The initiative addresses the rising number of active satellites, projected to rise from 12,000 today to 100,000 by 2030.
The sensors will operate autonomously to enable continuous space monitoring.