{"id":34331,"date":"2026-07-10T19:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/gritss-launches-to-demonstrate-next-gen-geodetic-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:21:59","slug":"gritss-launches-to-demonstrate-next-gen-geodetic-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/gritss-launches-to-demonstrate-next-gen-geodetic-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"GRITSS Launches to Demonstrate Next-Gen Geodetic Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GRITSS<\/p>\n

The GRITSS mission successfully launched this morning aboard SpaceX<\/strong>\u2019s Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Developed on behalf of NASA<\/strong> and the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML)<\/strong>, the mission will demonstrate innovative geodetic technologies designed to improve the accuracy of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), a fundamental reference system that supports Earth observation, navigation, and climate science.<\/p>\n

ISISPACE<\/strong> was responsible for the design, manufacturing, integration and launch preparation of the 12UXL spacecraft, while also providing its flight-proven QuadPack deployer and launch integration services. The mission combines ISISPACE\u2019s small satellite expertise with the scientific leadership of NASA and UML to enable a technology demonstration that could benefit future Earth observation missions.<\/p>\n

Also Read: ISISPACE Expands Custom Small Satellite Solutions for Diverse Space Missions<\/h4>\n

<\/strong>Jeroen Rotteveel<\/strong>, CEO at ISISPACE,<\/strong> said: \u201cGRITSS is an excellent example of how commercial spacecraft capabilities can help accelerate scientific innovation. We\u2019re proud to have partnered with NASA and the University of Massachusetts Lowell to transform an innovative concept into a flight-ready mission. As the spacecraft begins its journey in orbit, we look forward to supporting the mission through its early operations and to seeing how the technologies demonstrated by GRITSS will contribute to the future of Earth observation and geodetic science.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following launch and spacecraft deployment, ISISPACE will support the mission\u2019s Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP), working closely with the mission partners to establish contact with the spacecraft, carry out the commissioning activities required before payload operations begin, and perform experiment data collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The GRITSS mission successfully launched this morning aboard SpaceX\u2019s Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Developed on behalf of NASA and the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), the mission will demonstrate innovative geodetic technologies designed to improve the accuracy of the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25,20],"class_list":["post-34331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}