Rhea Space Activity applies optical navigation to military rendezvous missions
Illustration of a Vanguard-equipped satellite receiving instructions from the ground, autonomously calculating a rendezvous trajectory to a resident space object and entering harmonic orbits to observe the object with passive, optical navigation. Credit: Rhea Space Activity WASHINGTON — Rhea Space Activity, a Washington, D.C.-based space technology startup, is adapting navigation…
bubmagJanuary 9, 2026