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Projects and Missions

Below is a sampling of APL’s critical contributions to critical challenges. Projects and missions are displayed in alphabetical order. 

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SKA experiment sensor

The SKA Experiment

APL developed and tested the sensors for the Missile Defense Agency’s Spacebased Kill Assessment (SKA) system, currently on orbit and executing planned test events.
Learn more about The SKA Experiment
Health systems

The Systems Approach to Saving Lives

APL’s thought leaders are stirring discussions on the importance of taking a systems approach to health care.
Learn more about The Systems Approach to Saving Lives
TIMED Satellite

TIMED

For nearly two decades, the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) mission has explored the gateway between Earth and space.
Learn more about TIMED
Earth (Credit: Bigstock)

Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Using a combination of machine learning, satellite imagery, and localized emissions data, APL advances its accurate, scalable, and easily configurable greenhouse gas monitoring framework for road transportation.
Learn more about Tracking Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Autonomous swarming unmanned surface vessels (SUSVs) — equipped with ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ APL-developed hardware and autonomy software

Uncrewed Surface Vessel Perception

International regulations for preventing collisions at sea require vessels to operate within certain distances based on the visual identification of other vessels.
Learn more about Uncrewed Surface Vessel Perception
Van Allen Probes floating over earth

Van Allen Probes

A mission to explore Earth’s harsh radiation belt environment and the dynamics of geomagnetic storms.
Learn more about Van Allen Probes
Li-Fi (Credit: Bigstock)

Visible Light Communications

For the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), APL is developing mission concepts and integrating operational prototypes of visible light communications capabilities in the Department of Defense—helping DISA enhance data security and alleviate demands on the limited radio frequency spectrum.
Learn more about Visible Light Communications
APL is using the commercially developed Wave Glider to demonstrate how quickly the Navy can field new sensor systems

Wave Glider Demonstration

For the first time, we used the commercially developed Wave Glider to demonstrate how quickly the Navy can field new sensor systems.
Learn more about Wave Glider Demonstration