LONDON (Alliance News) - Allied Minds PLC on Tuesday said its portfolio company HawkEye 360 Inc has launched its Pathfinder mission to deliver a unique source of radio frequency data.
Pathfinder mission is aerospace company HawkEye's first cluster of three, formation-flying small satellites. The data delivered by Pathfinder will be used by HawkEye to create first-of-its-kind radio frequency-based analytics.
"We combined our varied expertise in small satellites, signals processing, and data analytics to bring a new source of radio frequency information to the market," said HawkEye Chief Executive John Serafini.
"This is the first time a commercial company has utilized formation flying satellites for radio frequency detection," added Serafini.
Pathfinder satellites have now reached orbit and the company said it intends to initiate system checkout, and begin to manoeuvre the satellites into position over the next several weeks.
After that, the satellites will be able to identify and precisely geolocate a broad set of radio frequency signals from emitters. HawkEye will process and analyse signals using proprietary algorithms and machine learning tools to deliver actionable insights.
The resulting analytical products will help customers assess suspicious vessel activity and risk.
"We'll continue growing our constellation to improve revisit rates, with our next set of satellites already under development for launch later in 2019," said HawkEye Chief Technology Officer Chris DeMay.
Allied Minds shares were trading 4.7% higher on Tuesday at 77.50 pence each.
