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Surveyor at North Atlantic Ocean

Saildrone's Surveyor is its largest extreme-range blue-water autonomous surface vehicle, combining wind-powered propulsion with solar-powered meteorological, oceanographic, acoustic, and ISR sensors for long-endurance deep-ocean mapping and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

Surveyor by Saildrone · Unverified · Maritime

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Saildrone and Meta completed first unmanned autonomous deep-water route survey in the North Atlantic, 26-day mission.

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10
Customer
Meta

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Surveyor at North Atlantic Ocean.

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Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-27
Company
Saildrone
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2025-06-03
ID
90ca09bc-3bfe-4fd0-a64c-1f8d39d651c5

Timeline

  1. Jun 2025
    First recorded
    Surveyor first documented operating at North Atlantic Ocean.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.saildrone.com/media-room/press-releases/saildrone-meta-first-autonomous-deep-water-route-survey
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: superseded

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Surveyor deployment at North Atlantic Ocean?
Surveyor, built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at North Atlantic Ocean on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Surveyor at North Atlantic Ocean?
Saildrone, the manufacturer of Surveyor, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Surveyor deployment at North Atlantic Ocean go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 3, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Surveyor deployment at North Atlantic Ocean?
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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