ThinkX first on-orbit X-ray demonstration planned
31 FOMOThinkOrbital will fly its X-ray detector on Argo Space’s first water-propelled spacecraft and a separate source satellite to perform the first long-range orbital X-ray imaging of a Space Force-selected target at 1 km separation.
Why it matters
If successful, provides a unique internal-inspection capability for SDA that optical sensors cannot match.
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ThinkOrbital preps for first on-orbit X-ray scansThinkOrbital plans its first on-orbit ThinkX X-ray imaging demonstration in 2026, with the detector launching on an Argo Space vehicle and the source following later, enabling 1 km separation scans for Space Force SDA applications.
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ThinkOrbital will fly its X-ray detector on Argo Space’s first water-propelled spacecraft and a sepa