Sidus Space, an innovative, agile space mission enabler, announced that LizzieSat-3 has arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to begin spacecraft integration in preparation for its scheduled launch and deployment into low Earth orbit no earlier than the first quarter of 2025 as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX.

"With LizzieSat-3 ready for launch, we are taking another significant step in expanding our on-orbit capabilities and delivering critical, near real-time data solutions to our customers,” said Carol Craig, founder and CEO of Sidus Space. "This milestone demonstrates our commitment to providing scalable, cost-effective solutions tailored to diverse mission needs while showcasing the adaptability of our modular satellite platform."

Equipped with an advanced payload suite, LizzieSat-3 features an AIS sensor, a high-resolution visual spectrum sensor, and the HEO Holmes Imager, which powers HEO Inspect for non-Earth imaging and space object characterization. The satellite also features the next generation of Sidus’ proprietary artificial intelligence system, enabling on-orbit data processing that combines multiple data sources to provide timely, actionable insights for applications such as environmental monitoring, border security, and disaster response. Through the use of its space-to-space data relay module, Sidus expects to be able to provide rapid direct-to-user data transfer capability and significantly reduce data latency.

Following the successful launch of LizzieSat-2 on December 21, 2024, which is currently in its commissioning phase, LizzieSat-3 represents the next step in Sidus Space’s commitment to delivering the rapid response, flexible, and cost-effective solutions tailored to the unique needs of government, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

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