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Spiral Blue

Sydney company that makes small computers for satellites so they can process images in orbit, and is now building lidar sensors that measure the ground in 3D and track objects in space.

The company's site says it is raising through the Birchal crowdfunding platform, undated, so raising status is left unknown.

Products, by altitude

Low Earth orbit · 160–2,000 km

  • In development

    Sapphire

    Laser sensor to track other objects in orbit

Milestones

  • Mar 2026 Exported its first space-to-space lidar unit to UK company Lodestar Space. Company statement⁠1
  • Sep 2025 Led an AUD 3 million Australian government CRC-P grant for an AI-enabled lidar satellite demonstration, with stratosphere tests in 2026 and space in 2027. Company statement⁠2
  • Mar 2024 Four SE-1 computers launched on SpaceX Transporter-10, including units for Esper Satellites' hyperspectral imager and Australia's Project Rainbow Python. Company statement⁠3
  • Jan 2023 First SE-1 Space Edge Computer reached orbit as a hosted payload on a Satellogic satellite launched on SpaceX Transporter-6. Company statement⁠4

Sources

  1. Spiral BlueMar 31, 2026
  2. Spiral BlueSep 29, 2025
  3. Spiral BlueMar 4, 2024
  4. Spiral BlueJan 2, 2023

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