On April 30, SNC announced that Vindlér 2.0, its small satellite constellation launched in March 2026, is demonstrating strong on-orbit performance and delivering early mission success. The launch marks SNC’s second major investment in expanding its Vindlér architecture, transitioning from microsatellites to significantly more capable small satellites to increase radio frequency (RF) data tracking capability and bandwidth in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
Vindlér detects and geo-locates targeted RF emissions, enabling operators to identify and track items of interest for enhanced situational awareness and decision making in complex environments. The technology is specifically designed to address a growing national security and commercial need for timely, precise RF data.
In partnership with Muon Space, SNC launched three satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission last month. SNC continued working closely with the space systems provider to conduct satellite tracking, initiate orbital maneuvering and confirm full payload aliveness within 30 days of launch. SNC also confirmed it has successfully tasked all payload collections and begun data delivery—continuing the company’s long-established leadership in providing digital RF solutions and data streaming directly to the warfighter.
“We are excited that our Vindlér 2.0 design is already proving to be successful,” said Lisa Godenick, senior vice president of strategy at SNC. “This architecture enables the military to receive critical data from space within minutes, anywhere around the world. At a time where speed is relevance and information is dominance, SNC is continuously investing in ways to improve the quality and speed of our data.”
Leveraging a more than 60-year legacy of RF, electronic warfare systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, SNC’s Vindlér technology can simultaneously detect a wide range of emitters from VHF to Ka-band with high accuracy and throughputs rivaling or exceeding entire competitor constellations. Critical applications include GPS jamming and spoofing detection, maritime domain awareness, dark vessel tracking and more in support of national security efforts. This technology is particularly critical when evaluating operations in contested or denied access environments.
SNC is now advancing designs for future Vindlér launches, with a focus on strengthening data fidelity, accuracy and mission resilience. Over the next several years, the company plans to increase the constellation to more than 20 satellites, all of which will collect additional RF bands and provide multiple revisits throughout the day.
Source: SNC
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