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C-Star at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA

The C-Star is a 1-metre hand-deployable autonomous surface vehicle (USV) powered by wind and solar energy. Designed for persistent wide-area ocean intelligence, it operates individually or in constellations to collect real-time met-ocean data including wind speed/direction, sea surface temperature, air temperature, pressure, and humidity. C-Stars transmit via Iridium SBD satellite and can endure 100+ days at sea. The platform became the first USV to collect data from inside a Category 5 hurricane.

C-Star by Oshen · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Maritime

Track C-Star at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA

Five C-Stars deployed by NOAA, University of Southern Mississippi, and Oshen off St. Thomas to collect hurricane data. Three C-Stars survived Hurricane Humberto (Category 5), becoming the first USVs to collect data from inside a hurricane.

Key facts

Fleet size
5 C-Stars
Operator
NOAA AOML + University of Southern Mississippi

Safety record

No incidents on record for C-Star at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-20
Model
C-Star
Company
Oshen
Location
U.S. Virgin Islands, USA
Status
operational
First seen
2025-08-31
ID
67cf6a15-2f84-4474-80aa-57ec44edeede

Timeline

  1. Aug 2025
    First recorded
    C-Star first documented operating at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://research.noaa.gov/noaa-and-partners-deploy-mini-ocean-robots-to-collect-hurricane-data/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-20

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-20

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for C-Star at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA.

Common questions

What is the C-Star deployment at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA?
C-Star, built by Oshen, is recorded as a deployment at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Oshen operates the deployment directly.
Who operates C-Star at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA?
Oshen, the manufacturer of C-Star, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the C-Star deployment at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 31, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the C-Star deployment at U.S. Virgin Islands, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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