Spiral Blue Exports First Australian Space Defence LiDAR to UK Partner, Strengthening Australia-UK Space Bridge
- MJ Akter
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(Sydney, NSW - 1st of April, 2026) Spiral Blue announced its first international LiDAR export, a strategic sale to Lodestar Space (UK) that confirms the global market’s appetite for LiDAR solutions. With the first unit successfully delivered, Spiral Blue is already accelerating the development of a next-generation version to meet Lodestar’s evolving mission requirements. This sale represents a pivot toward sustained international revenue and reinforces Spiral Blue's reputation for delivering mission-critical space hardware.
This delivery represents a foundational step in Spiral Blue’s technical roadmap toward high-altitude, Space-to-Earth LiDAR capabilities. This achievement with Lodestar Space serves as a critical technology, moving us closer to a future where Spiral Blue provides real-time, 3D topographic data of the entire planet from space.
This collaboration enables Lodestar Space to integrate Spiral Blue’s LiDAR suite for space-to-space applications. By leveraging Spiral Blue’s LiDAR technology, Lodestar will enhance its orbital maneuvering and proximity sensing capabilities, setting a new standard for spatial awareness in space.
CEO of Spiral Blue, Taofiq Huq, has stated that “While this is one small step for us on a long journey to building LiDAR in space for Earth observation, it was critically important that we absolutely nailed this first step. And nailed it we have.” CTO of Lodestar Space, Thomas Santini, has stated "Following the integration of Spiral Blue's LiDAR into our sensor stack we have de-risked a crucial element in delivering persistent, co-orbital capabilities to safeguard critical orbital infrastructure."
Spiral Blue is already accelerating the next phase of its LiDAR roadmap, with a high-performance LiDAR iteration engineered for multi-kilometer scanning range currently in development. On track for completion in the coming weeks, this enhanced capability will significantly broaden the operational envelope for Lodestar Space and cements Spiral Blue's trajectory toward long-range orbital sensing.
About Spiral Blue
Spiral Blue is building LiDAR in space for global geospatial intelligence, with a focus on foliage penetration and 3D mapping. The company’s LiDAR technology builds on its expertise with Space Edge Computing and machine learning, enabling high‑fidelity data to be processed on‑orbit before transmission to Earth. To date Spiral Blue has launched 10 Space Edge Computers and delivered multiple GIS contracts using AI and machine learning. The team’s mission is to make advanced Earth observation data more accessible, actionable and affordable.
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