Axelspace Announces Launch of Seven GRUS-3 Earth Observation Microsatellites, No Earlier Than July 2026

Axelspace Announces Launch of Seven GRUS-3 Earth Observation Microsatellites, No Earlier Than July 2026

Enabling Wide-Area, High-Frequency Observation to Expand the Applications of Satellite Data

Axelspace Announces Launch of Seven GRUS-3 Earth Observation ...

Nikon's telescopes to be installed on Axelspace's next-generation Earth observation satellites GRUS-3

Nikon’s custom telescopes will equip all seven of Axelspace’s next-generation GRUS-3 Earth observation microsatellites, scheduled for launch in 2026 on the Transporter-17 rideshare mission. Building on Nikon’s prior supply of telescopes for the original GRUS-1 satellites (launched 2018 and 2021), the new optics leverage the company’s Applied Optics and Precision Technologies expertise to create a compact telescope paired with Axelspace’s image s…