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SeaSats USV

maritimepilotby Seasats

Seasats unmanned surface vessel for ocean monitoring.

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Manufacturer
Seasats
Form factor
maritime
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Website
seasats.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies SeaSats USV, a maritime by Seasats (pilot). 3 sources back the record.

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Key facts

Pacific transit (company-stated, Jul 2025)

A Lightfish completed a fully autonomous San Diego-to-Japan transit of over 7,500 miles in about 150 days, with public tracking.

In service (company-stated)

Lightfish has been in use with the US Navy and commercial customers since early 2023.

Orders (company-stated, Sep 2026)

Over $24M in new USV procurement and robot-as-a-service orders in one month from US national security customers, incl. Lightfish for USMC and Navy.

Size and weight (company-stated)

About 12 ft and 350 lb (Jul 2025), roughly 11 ft and 360 lb (Sep 2026); the homepage lists 305 lb (138 kg). Figures differ by source.

Performance

Top speed 5 knots, 8,000 nautical mile solar-electric range with hybrid reserve, up to 6 months endurance, rated to sea state 6.

Payload

66 lb (29.9 kg) capacity, 300+ W burst power at 5-28 V; base fit of 5 HD cameras with Iridium and Starlink.

Deployment

Solar powered and launched manually by one or two people.

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for SeaSats USV. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for SeaSats USV.

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

Sources (3)

  1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seasats-autonomous-surface-vessel-crosses-the-pacific-completes-7-500-mile-mission-302517667.html
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seasats-lands-24-million-in-usv-contracts-for-national-security-customers-in-one-month-302870098.html
  3. https://www.seasats.com/

Common questions

What is SeaSats USV?
Seasats unmanned surface vessel for ocean monitoring.
How much does SeaSats USV cost?
SeaSats USV's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for SeaSats USV from Seasats. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is SeaSats USV actually deployed in the real world?
SeaSats USV is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes SeaSats USV?
SeaSats USV is made by Seasats, based in San Diego, CA, USA.
Can you buy SeaSats USV?
SeaSats USV is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to SeaSats USV?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime robots to SeaSats USV include BlackSea Comet USV, Havoc USV, Kraken USV platform, Shihang Orca.
How does SeaSats USV compare to BlackSea Comet USV?
SeaSats USV and BlackSea Comet USV (BlackSea Technologies · 4 deployments) are both maritime robots on the DEPLOY registry. SeaSats USV has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is SeaSats USV a top maritime?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, SeaSats USV ranks in roughly the top 48% of maritime models tracked by the registry.
What is SeaSats USV's maturity stage?
SeaSats USV is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Where is SeaSats USV deployed?
No verified deployments of SeaSats USV are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is SeaSats USV safe?
SeaSats USV has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime

Sources by quality tier

3
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for SeaSats USV.