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DROID at Low Earth Orbit

Maneuverable autonomous satellite platform for space domain awareness, non-Earth imaging, and orbital debris tracking. DROID.002 deployed March 2026 for orbital object tracking.

DROID by Turion Space · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Space

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U.S. Space Force STRATFI program contract for 3 planned DROID satellite launches to LEO and GEO for non-Earth imaging and space domain awareness. Part of 2.6M SSC contract awarded late 2024.

Key facts

Contract value
2.6M (USSF SSC)
Planned launches
3 (LEO and GEO)

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for DROID at Low Earth Orbit.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
DROID
Company
Turion Space
Location
Low Earth Orbit
Operator
Turion Space
Status
announced
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
mixed
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-01-01
ID
368e943a-9551-4532-9752-8e66b6ca5557

Timeline

  1. Jan 2025
    First recorded
    DROID first documented operating at Low Earth Orbit.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: announced, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Washington Harbour Partners invests in startup Turion Space · https://spacenews.com/washington-harbour-partners-invests-in-startup-turion-space/ · 2025-01-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the DROID deployment at Low Earth Orbit?
DROID, built by Turion Space, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit on the DEPLOY registry. Turion Space operates the deployment directly.
Who operates DROID at Low Earth Orbit?
Turion Space, the manufacturer of DROID, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the DROID deployment at Low Earth Orbit go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the DROID deployment at Low Earth Orbit still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the DROID deployment at Low Earth Orbit?
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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