Your Mission, Our Expertise:
Taking Special Missions to New Heights
Start by asking: What is your mission?
Do you need to map large-scale areas – capturing extensive geographic data for detailed analysis – or are you looking to monitor specific conditions or changes in real time? Understanding the objective of your mission is critical as it allows our team to design a customized mission plan to achieve your goals.
We can fly your sensors, or we’ll source and fly other sensors suited to your mission, so you can focus on what matters most—collecting and analyzing the right data. With extensive experience in designing and flying remote-sensing special missions, our team works closely with clients through each step.
Full-Service Mission Support for Precision Testing and Data
Simultaneous Payload Bays:
Test new-generation sensors side-by-side with their predecessors to assess performance improvements. This is ideal for clients who need to compare upgraded products with older versions under the same mission conditions.
Mission Design & Flight Operations:
From mission planning to sensor integration and data acquisition, our team handles every aspect of your special mission. Whether you’re testing hardware for pre-space missions, acquiring data, or conducting scientific research, we optimize every element for success.
Data Processing & Analysis:
We don’t just gather data—we ensure it’s processed and validated in real-time so you can make informed decisions and refine your mission parameters as needed.
Our High-Altitude Special Mission Aircraft
Modified Learjet 35 for Optimal Results
In 2023, IO Aerospace launched its high-altitude airborne mapping aircraft, a specially modified Learjet 35. With extensive modifications, including dual camera ports, delta fins for stability, and extended tip tanks for longer flight endurance, this aircraft can deliver:
- High-Volume Data Collection: Capable of gathering over 10,000 km² of data per day, ideal for large-scale missions across continents.
- Long-Duration Flights: With a flight endurance of over five hours, our missions cover more ground, faster.
5 HOURS
FLIGHT TIME
45,000 FEET
MAX ALTITUDE
19,600 LBS
MAX WEIGHT
420 KNOTS
MAX SPEED
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