Sweden · Enabling onboard imagery-processing software research

Bluestone dual-use onboard-processing research

This project focuses on enabling onboard imagery-processing software research.

Spacemetric's Swedish National Space Agency-funded project develops and demonstrates Bluestone onboard imagery processing and data fusion for civil and defence applications. AAC Clyde Space announced the fully funded SEK 3.3 million award on October 20, 2025, with a September 2026 completion target. A completed project result or named flight implementation is not established by that announcement.

Spacemetric AB / AAC Clyde Space · Awarded research and demonstration project

Scope: Enabling research · Named enabling software development and demonstration programme without a separately identified shared orbital platform.

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Technical specifications not disclosed

Figures retain their disclosed units and scope. Launched hardware does not establish demonstrated performance; targets may change. Not disclosed means no figure in the reviewed sources.

PROJECT RELATIONSHIPS

Suppliers & project partners

Spacemetric AB

Research participant

Program organization: Swedish National Space Agency

Partnership

Funded developer of Bluestone onboard processing and data-fusion demonstration under the Dual-Use Space Technology Programme.

Research participation, funded development or programme coordination. No supply order, hardware delivery or procurement payment inferred.

Announced 20 Oct 2025 · Evidence checked 3 Nov 2026

Official onboard processing research announcement

NEXT MILESTONE

Seek a dated project-completion or demonstration result after the original September 2026 target.

Manual review 3 Nov 2026. Issuer grant announcement and current product description compared on November 3 UTC. Funded processing/data-fusion research is distinct from SPEED and generic product flight heritage. Completion after the original September 2026 target remains unconfirmed. Primary body last observed not available. Source monitoring: unavailable. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.

AAC Clyde Space original issuer release and Spacemetric product description

WHAT REMAINS UNKNOWN

Current completion status after the original September 2026 target is unconfirmed.
No named mission, selected flight processor or installed memory/power/communications configuration is disclosed for this funded project.
Bluestone's general product flight heritage and other FLASH/SPEED research are not evidence this dual-use award has flown.

Project updates

Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.

20 Oct 2025

Spacemetric receives USD 338,094 (SEK 3.3 million) for Bluestone onboard-processing development (opens in a new tab)

AAC Clyde Space announced a fully funded Swedish National Space Agency project for subsidiary Spacemetric on October 20, 2025. The USD 338,094 (SEK 3.3 million) award develops and demonstrates Bluestone onboard imagery processing and data fusion for civil and defence applications. September 2026 was the original completion target, with no completed result established in the reviewed announcement.