Hummingbird satellite banking over the curved limb of Earth
TARGET: HUMMINGBIRD-150
ALT 550 KM · INC 53.0°
SLEW 3.5°/s · LOCKED
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// SCALABLE · RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE

Satellites,
evolved.

Scalable, rapidly deployable satellites. Precision, agility and power — all in one platform.

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0.08 arcsec POINTING· 3.5 °/s MAX SLEW· 10 yr LEO LIFE

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// THE PROBLEM

The satellite industry is struggling.

01 ▸ DEPLOY

Deploy

Slow, bespoke builds. Years from contract to orbit while the mission window closes.

02 ▸ CONTROL

Control

Reaction wheels shake, wear out and add mass — they fight your own imagery.

03 ▸ SCALE

Scale

Power vs. agility is a forced trade. You're told you can't have both.

// THE SOLUTION

Built to flip the trade.

More panels = more control. Samara breaks the classic power-vs-agility tradeoff.

DEPLOY-T // WEEKS

Rapid Deployment

A modular bus, configured and built in weeks — not years. From contract to orbit at the speed your mission needs.

// MSAC

Next-Gen Control — MSAC

Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control: actuators embedded in the hinges of the deployable panels deliver 3-axis control plus active jitter cancellation. No wheels that shake. No bearings to wear. Virtually no added mass.

Close-up of the MSAC actuator embedded in a solar-panel hinge
MSAC HINGE ACTUATOR
FLIP-THE-TRADE

Flip the Trade ↑

More panels mean more power and more control authority. Pointing precision approaching JWST levels for the commercial LEO market.

Two Hummingbird configurations showing scaling from fewer to more panels
2-PANEL → 8-PANEL

// THE PRODUCT

Meet Hummingbird.

One modular spacecraft bus. Available in 2 / 4 / 6 / 8-panel configurations. One Platform. Endless Missions.

Hummingbird modular bus scaling across panel configurations 2-PANEL 8-PANEL → MODULAR BUS
HUMMINGBIRD · 150 KG PAYLOAD
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// MISSIONS

One platform. Endless missions.

∷ M-01 ▸ EARTH OBSERVATION

Better Imagery

Kill jitter and flutter. JWST-class pointing stability for the commercial LEO market.

∷ M-02 ▸ OPTICAL COMMS

Faster Internet

Optical and laser comms with agile, rapid re-pointing between ground stations.

∷ M-03 ▸ DEFENSE

Space Superiority

Rapid maneuvers for defense and resilient operations. Out-slew the threat.

∷ M-04 ▸ SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability

Longer mission life, less mass and responsible orbits — by design.

// BACKED BY

Mission partners & backers.

Seed led by Balerion Space Ventures. Techstars LA, Spring 2024.

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