NorthStar Earth & Space was founded in Canada in 2018 on the principle that precise information increases transparency and enables humanity to protect Earth and the space environment around it.
In response to the rapid acceleration of activity and inherent threats in Space, NorthStar focused its expertise and technology on Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) as an immediate priority. NorthStar developed and launched space-based sensing, data fusion, and advanced analytics to deliver real-time insight into activity across the orbital environment.
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with a European office in Luxembourg and operations in the United States, NorthStar serves customers across government defence, civil, and commercial satellite markets. Its work has expanded from supporting the safe and sustainable use of Space to meeting a growing need for advanced space security that includes threat detection within sovereign space capabilities.
Access to trusted, timely, and independent space intelligence is increasingly essential to national sovereignty.
NorthStar plays a growing role in Canada’s space and defence ecosystem through commercial SDA services and supports allied mission partners around the world through critical operational engagement between domestic and international partners.
As space continues to become more important to security, commerce, communications, and daily life on Earth, NorthStar continues to expand its sensing network, analytics platform, and operational services to meet growing global demand for space intelligence.
Our mission remains unchanged: to provide the information & intelligence necessary to better understand complex orbital environments, anticipate emerging risks, and support better decisions for a safer and more sustainable future.
NorthStar is founded on the principle of leveraging space imagery processed through algorithms and advanced analytics to increase the quality of information & intelligence used to monitor and manage activities that threaten our Earth & Space environments.
Funding secured from Space Alliance (Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space), Telesystem, Rogers Family Trust, and Investissement Quebec to advance and secure critical Intellectual Property for NorthStar’s system-of-systems architecture, image capturing, algorithms, advanced processing, and analytics.
NorthStar Earth and Space Inc. announces partnerships, $52 million in additional financing for global environment information platform
The company expands its focus toward the growing challenge of orbital congestion and begins developing a dedicated space-based approach to Space Situational Awareness. Luxembourg becomes a strategic partner and European hub.
VIEW 2020 TO 2021 DETAILS
2021: Collaborated with US DoC (GEO Pilot) and runs SACTs (US DoD) Meridian Cell from Luxembourg.
Luxembourg Future Fund (Lux Gov) invests in NorthStar
Technology development, partnerships, financing, and international growth culminate in the deployment of NorthStar's first space-based sensing capabilities and the start of commercial SSA operations.
VIEW 2022 TO 2024 DETAILS
2022: Partnership with SES, Telespazio and Astroscale
Investment from SES, Cartesian Capital Group (and existing investors)
2023: European operations kick off with the support of LuxIMPULSE (LSA)
Initiation of DARPA Space WATCH program
2024: Launched first 4 satellites from New Zealand
Delivery of SDA operations support to USSF Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) International Cells
NorthStar expands into advanced SDA, supporting government, defence, and commercial customers with real-time monitoring, threat detection, predictive analytics, and sovereign space intelligence capabilities.
Safe and Sustainable Space
NorthStar will hold an unprecedented database of objects and events in the realm of space. Knowledge delivered by NorthStar will contribute to frameworks for future space governance , making space a peaceful and sustainable environment for all.