{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68b93be0093397eb056e68da/6aba693c4e059d44b5a6dee8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mark Keremedjiev, CEO and Co - Founder at Orbital Sentry ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b93be0093397eb056e68da/1790601515835-554157c5-e118-4a57-8188-f48049274053.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Connect to Orbit: Visionaries, we speak with Mark Keremedjiev, CEO &amp; Co-Founder of Orbital Sentry.</p><p>Mark shares his journey from studying astrophysics at Cornell and building infrared cameras for black hole research, to working within the US intelligence community on advanced satellite programmes, before moving into the commercial space sector with Planet.</p><p>Now, as the founder of Orbital Sentry, Mark is building a new approach to Earth observation, focused on delivering persistent, real-time data from geosynchronous orbit.</p><p>We explore:</p><ul><li>Why current Earth observation systems struggle to provide timely data</li><li>The challenges of monitoring rapidly changing events from space</li><li>How Orbital Sentry plans to support defence, wildfire detection and commercial applications</li><li>Why successful space companies need to solve customer problems, not only build impressive technology</li><li>The lessons Mark has taken from government, startups and building a company from the ground up</li><li>What the next 3–5 years could look like for the space industry</li></ul><p>A conversation about entrepreneurship, space innovation and building the infrastructure needed for the next era of Earth intelligence.</p>","author_name":"Techne Studios"}