SNC and Muon Space have successfully launched and established contact with three next-generation Vindlér satellites, marking the operational debut of SNC’s Vindlér 2.0 constellation. The satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission and are currently undergoing commissioning after being confirmed healthy.
The Vindlér system detects and geolocates targeted radio frequency emissions, enabling operators to identify and track items of interest for situational awareness in complex environments. The technology addresses growing national security and commercial demand for timely, precise RF data collection and analytics.
Partnership
Muon Space serves as the end-to-end space systems provider, designing, building, and operating mission-optimized low-Earth orbit satellite constellations. The partnership combines SNC’s RF technology and decades of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance expertise with Muon’s scalable design and operations support.
This constellation delivers a level of precision and data richness that legacy systems simply can’t match.
Charlie Howell, VP of Programs, SNC
The satellites leverage SNC’s 60-year heritage in RF and electronic warfare systems. Key capabilities include simultaneous detection across VHF to Ka-band frequencies, GPS jamming detection, maritime domain awareness, and dark vessel tracking. The system compresses and analyzes RF data in orbit, delivering intelligence from collection to operational users in approximately four hours.
Condor-M Platform
Built on the Condor-M platform, the satellites integrate AI directly into onboard processing chains. SNC plans to expand the constellation to more than 20 satellites over several years.
The result is a purpose-built constellation delivering mission-grade RF geolocation and same-day tasking.
Jonny Dyer, CEO, Muon Space
