AAC Clyde Space has received an order for a new satellite, Amber? Phoenix, from Reading-based Horizon Technologies in the UK. The total order value is GBP 645,000 (approx.

SEK 8.8 million), which Horizon Technologies partially finances by a grant from the UK Space Agency. The new Amber? satellite will replace the IOD-3 satellite lost at launch in January 2023.

It is expected to be delivered during Third Quarter 2024. The satellite is designed for an Earth Observation (RF) /SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) mission and will carry a payload developed by Horizon Technologies.  Horizon Technologies is also the end user, and the Amber? constellation will be dedicated to collecting Maritime Awareness Intelligence Data and detecting dark vessels such as those evading sanctions, people-smuggling, or fishing illegally.

It is highly integrated and utilises in-built precision engineered avionics from AAC Clyde Space's widely used subsystems.