Built from real spacecraft experience
Aspect Aerospace grew from the JagSat programme, which brought together spacecraft engineering, flight software, sensing and mission operations expertise.
OUR STORY
From JagSat to Constellation on Demand
JagSat Heritage
Members of the Aspect team worked together on the JagSat programme, gaining direct experience across:
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Spacecraft engineering
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Guidance, navigation and control
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Flight software
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Sensor development and validation
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Ground-station and mission operations
The team’s experience developing and validating space systems created the foundation for a new approach to distributed spacecraft and responsive orbital sensing.
Now we're building Aspect Aerospace
where we're making orbital capability faster to deploy, easier to scale and more useful to operators.
Our Mission
Aspect’s mission is to move space systems away from slow, bespoke programmes and toward responsive infrastructure that can be manufactured, deployed and adapted around real operational needs.
Our Vision
A future where orbital sensing capacity can be deployed and configured around the mission, not constrained by a fixed constellation designed years earlier.
Meet our Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Aspect combines spacecraft engineering, high-volume electronics, space science, mission operations and commercial leadership. The team is structured to take the platform from technical development through customer adoption and deployment.
Drew Russ
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Drew Russ led the Mechanical and GN&C development of JagSat-1 before entering the startup world as a GN&C and Flight Software Engineer. With a background NASA-funded and USSF-funded projects as an engineer, Drew has a unique perspective on the aerospace startup business development landscape.
Dr. Samuel Russ
CO-FOUNDER & CTO
Dr. Russ was an engineering manager at Scientific Atlanta. He is named inventor on 29 issued US patents and managed a team that won an Engineering and Technology Emmy Award for inventing Multi-Room DVR. At South Alabama, he teaches classes in embedded systems and signal integrity. He supervised the circuit board and software design of JagSat-1.
Colin Campbell
VP ENGINEERING
Satellite engineer with 10+ years experience across spacecraft design, ground systems and mission development. Colin was part of the JagSat-1 team and brings additional experience from two Seattle-area satellite companies.
Dr. Juan Hodelin
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEV
Hands-on technology and innovation leader with over 15 years of experience turning novel ideas into impactful products. Juan specializes in bridging the gap between early-stage R&D and market-ready solutions, aligning technical innovation with strategic business goals to drive growth and scalability.