First Trials of the Mark III
We’re excited to share progress on our Mark III ASV platform, a 4-meter autonomous surface vessel for coastal waters that will be our first to support customer missions in Puget Sound.
Recent on-water trials demonstrated the solar power system's ability to keep the vessel fully powered indefinitely, showcasing its potential for sustained operations. Propulsion system noise levels were found to be exceptionally low, supporting acoustically-sensitive use cases. As we continue these shakedown tests, we’re focused on validating additional subsystems, including satellite telemetry and towed survey systems, in preparation for our first pilot projects this fall and winter.
Launch of the Astraeus Mission planner
Astraeus Ocean Systems is building a global fleet of autonomous vessels for responsive ocean research and exploration. We're committed to lowering the entry barriers for ocean data access, with a capable fleet that can be called on instantly at any time, anywhere.
To build that fleet, we need your help.
Astraeus needs your input to finalize the design and capabilities of our autonomous vessel network. Your early input ensures that we can meet the needs of the ocean research community and other future users of the Astraeus Fleet.
If there is a mission that you would like carried out anywhere in the world’s oceans by a distributed fleet of capable marine robots, please use our new Astraeus Mission Planner to outline the requirements of that mission concept. Your mission concepts will directly guide the development of our fleet, built to execute those missions and deliver relevant, responsive, real-time ocean intelligence.
Design missions for
Offshore Energy
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Wildlife and ecosystem monitoring
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Aquaculture and fisheries
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CDR MRV
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Meteorology and Storm Monitoring
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Spill Response
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Climate Monitoring
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Search And Rescue
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Seafloor Mapping
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Offshore Energy 〰️ Wildlife and ecosystem monitoring 〰️ Aquaculture and fisheries 〰️ CDR MRV 〰️ Meteorology and Storm Monitoring 〰️ Spill Response 〰️ Climate Monitoring 〰️ Search And Rescue 〰️ Seafloor Mapping 〰️
In the Mission Planner, you can lay out mission target areas within a mapping interface, and provide the criteria for mission success, including timing constraints and instrument payload requirements.
The initial slate of instruments that will be included on board our fleet of Keystone ASVs will be directly informed by the mission concept we recieve, as will the size and geographic coverage of our first-wave fleet. Contributing concept missions through the Astraeus Mission Planner is the best way to ensure that our fleet can deliver your ocean data needs.
Happy planning!
The Keystone ASV
The core of Astraeus’ ecosystem of ocean observing technologies is the Keystone ASV, a 4m-class solar-powered dual-hull autonomous surface vessel. Astraeus’ team is currently testing Keystone prototypes in the waters around Bellingham, Washington, with a goal of launching the first limited fleet of Keystones into service by the end of 2024.