# DROID at Low Earth Orbit (LEO): deployment

Canonical ID: `368e943a-9551-4532-9752-8e66b6ca5557`

U.S. Space Force STRATFI program contract for 3 planned [DROID](/models/turion-droid.md) 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)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-08_

- **Slug:** turion-droid-low-earth-orbit
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [DROID](/models/turion-droid.md) (id: `83492f74-8057-411b-9043-2cdde6821330`)
- **Category:** [Space](/space)
- **Company:** [Turion Space](/companies/turion-space.md) (id: `6cdd8fcd-9fbb-4d8c-a132-881f755b6f26`)
- **Location:** [Low Earth Orbit (LEO)](/locations/low-earth-orbit.md) (id: `c2b414a6-3f5d-4862-8aee-c7bf3198b271`)
- **First seen:** 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## Common questions

### What is the DROID deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

DROID, built by Turion Space, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Turion Space operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates DROID at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?

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 (LEO) 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 (LEO) 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 (LEO)?

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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