{"id":"7690a4e2-c615-48ff-a6c2-aa8f50e2a31f","modelId":"878af821-1753-45a0-b35e-f62b36e3f76e","versionId":null,"locationId":"53094377-b6f5-4feb-9995-9ae47fd2f5a0","operatorId":null,"ownerId":null,"slug":"albedo-clarity-vandenberg-space-force-base-california-us","status":"operational","firstSeen":"2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":null,"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":null,"siteType":null,"operatorConfirmed":null,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":null,"deploymentScale":null,"siteEnvironment":null,"operatorType":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"unreviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://albedo.com/post/clarity-1-what-worked-and-where-we-go-next","name":"Albedo Space","title":"Clarity-1: What Worked, and Where We Go Next"}],"notes":"Clarity-1 satellite launched March 14, 2025 on SpaceX Transporter-13 from Vandenberg SFB SLC-4E. Deployed into LEO then maneuvered to VLEO. Operational for four weeks before CMG anomaly; satellite still in orbit. Albedo has since pivoted to VLEO satellite bus business.","keyFacts":[],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":null,"scaleTier":null,"contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T22:34:33.527Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T22:34:33.527Z","model":{"id":"878af821-1753-45a0-b35e-f62b36e3f76e","companyId":"3caf2e3c-8207-4efe-8775-2ba993476a73","modelName":"Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform","slug":"albedo-clarity","description":"VLEO satellite platform operating at 200-300 km altitude. First satellite Clarity-1 launched March 2026. Pivoting to provide VLEO-capable satellite platforms.","formFactor":"space","industryVertical":"research","environment":"space","maturityStage":"pilot","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"unreviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://payloadspace.com/exclusive-albedo-drops-its-commercial-imagery-business/","title":"Exclusive: Albedo Drops its Commercial Imagery Business","sourceName":"Payload"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[],"createdAt":"2026-08-08T18:57:32.904Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T18:57:32.904Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"company":{"id":"3caf2e3c-8207-4efe-8775-2ba993476a73","name":"Albedo Space","slug":"albedo","description":"American aerospace company developing Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) satellites at 200-300 km altitude for defense, earth observation, and multi-orbit constellation applications. Founded in 2020 by Topher Haddad, AyJay Lasater, and Winston Tri. Raised approximately USD 140M total. Launched Clarity-1 satellite in March 2025 (580kg, 320km altitude); pivoted in October 2025 from commercial imagery to VLEO satellite bus manufacturing. USD 12M STRATFI contract from AFRL.","status":null,"founded":2020,"hq":"Broomfield, Colorado, USA","hqLat":null,"hqLng":null,"hqGeocodedAt":null,"hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"albedo.com","fundingTotal":"140000000","type":"hardware","reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://payloadspace.com/exclusive-albedo-drops-its-commercial-imagery-business/","title":"Exclusive: Albedo Drops its Commercial Imagery Business","sourceName":"Payload"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Funding","value":"~$140M total"},{"label":"First Satellite","value":"Clarity-1 launched March 2026"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T18:57:32.481Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T20:15:18.311Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"53094377-b6f5-4feb-9995-9ae47fd2f5a0","name":"Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA","slug":"vandenberg-space-force-base-california-us","kind":"city","parentLocationId":null,"region":null,"lat":null,"lng":null,"reviewStatus":"unreviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T22:34:19.063Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T22:34:19.063Z"},"operator":null,"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null},"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Event","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/albedo-clarity-vandenberg-space-force-base-california-us","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/albedo-clarity-vandenberg-space-force-base-california-us","name":"Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA","identifier":"7690a4e2-c615-48ff-a6c2-aa8f50e2a31f","startDate":"2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z","location":{"@type":"Place","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/locations/vandenberg-space-force-base-california-us","name":"Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA"},"organizer":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/albedo","name":"Albedo Space"},"about":{"@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/albedo-clarity","name":"Clarity VLEO Satellite Platform"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"unreviewed","maturity_stage":"pilot","lifecycle_state":"active","architectural_position":{"cohort":"space","sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}