Navigation & Positioning companies in United States
Space Atlas lists 9 organisations in United States working in navigation & positioning: 3 startups, 2 academic institutions, 2 government agencies, 1 private company, 1 research institution. That is 3% of the 263 space organisations in United States and 15% of the 60 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Westminster (1), Austin (1), Cambridge (1).
Startup (3)
- Lodestar Space · Startup · Boulder
Develops deep space navigation and positioning systems — provides autonomous on-board navigation for lunar and cislunar spacecraft without reliance on Earth-based tracking.
- Rhea Space Activity · Startup · Washington, D.C.
American space defence startup — develops navigation, space domain awareness and in-space manoeuvring technologies for US defence customers.
- Xona Space Systems · Startup · Burlingame
Building the PULSAR LEO satellite constellation for direct-to-device precision navigation — delivers centimetre-level GPS accuracy for autonomous vehicles, drones and robotics.
Academic Institution (2)
- Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin (CSR) · Academic Institution · Austin
UT Austin research centre — leads satellite geodesy and gravity missions (GRACE-FO, ICESat-2 science), small satellites and cislunar research.
- Space Rendezvous Laboratory, Stanford University (SLAB) · Academic Institution · Stanford
Stanford Aeronautics and Astronautics lab — researches spacecraft navigation, rendezvous, formation flying and space domain awareness.
Government Agency (2)
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) · Government Agency · Springfield
US intelligence and combat support agency — produces geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) from satellite imagery and buys commercial EO data.
- United States Space Force (USSF) · Government Agency · Arlington
Space service branch of the US Armed Forces within the Department of the Air Force — organises, trains and equips forces for military space operations.
Private Company (1)
- Advanced Space · Private Company · Westminster
American space mission company — owns and operates NASA's CAPSTONE lunar pathfinder and develops cislunar navigation, mission design and autonomy software.
Research Institution (1)
- Draper (Charles Stark Draper Laboratory) · Research Institution · Cambridge
American non-profit engineering laboratory — develops guidance, navigation and control systems and avionics for NASA, lunar landers and national security space.