OSK presents commercial HSI detection results at SPIE Defense + Security
6 FOMODirector of Government Programs Joshua Magarick presented results from the GHOSt constellation at SPIE Defense + Security 2026. The work demonstrates detection of chemicals including ammonium salts, nitrates, urea, sulfur and paints from space using the commercial hyperspectral constellation.
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Orbital sidekick: results from a novel commercial space-based hyperspectral imagery (HSI) constellationConference paper presented by Joshua F. Magarick of Orbital Sidekick detailing results from the GHOSt constellation. Covers commercial VNIR/SWIR HSI operations and first commercial detections of solid chemicals and materials from space.
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Director of Government Programs Joshua Magarick presented results from the GHOSt constellation at SP