Optus Satellite is a leading Australian satellite owner and operator with over 35 years of experience in the space sector. They provide premium satellite services, including launch support, fleet management, and telemetry, tracking and control. Optus operates a fleet of geostationary satellites, delivering services across Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica to government, enterprise, and broadcast customers, including Foxtel and ABC. Key services include transponder services, data and IP solutions, and satellite mobile connectivity, and they are partnering with companies like SpaceX and Space Logistics to expand services and extend satellite lifespans.
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Mission Robotic Vehicle-1 and the Mission Extension Pods are intended for installation on satellites from Intelsat, SES, and Optus.
The Mission Robotic Vehicle will install Mission Extension Pods on satellites from Intelsat, SES, and Optus.
The Mission Robotic Vehicle will attach Mission Extension Pods to two Intelsat/SES satellites and one Optus satellite.
SpaceX announced that 'Starlink Direct' has officially exited beta and is now live for unmodified 5G phones across its partner carriers, including T-Mobile, KDDI, and Optus.
Northrop Grumman built the Optus X geostationary communications satellite for Australian operator Optus.
Optus provides satellite services to Australian and New Zealand government departments, companies, and broadcasters including Foxtel, ABC, SBS, Seven Network, Imparja Television, Sky New Zealand, and Kordia, and provides services in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Optus completed a purchase agreement with SpaceLogistics for installation of one Mission Extension Pod on its D3 satellite in 2025.
Optus provides satellite services to Australian and New Zealand government departments, companies, and broadcasters including Foxtel, ABC, SBS, Seven Network, Imparja Television, Sky New Zealand, and Kordia, and provides services in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
SpaceX will launch the Northrop Grumman-built geostationary communications satellite Optus X for Australian satellite operator Optus on Sunday, 2024-11-17 from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center between 1:29 PM and 3:27 PM PST.
Optus will work with SpaceX to expand mobile connectivity to include the 60% of Australia’s land mass that currently has no mobile coverage.
SpaceLogistics plans to launch its first Mission Robotic Vehicle in 2025 to install Mission Extension Pods on Optus and Intelsat communications satellites.
Optus currently provides mobile coverage to 98.5% of Australia’s population through its existing network.
SpaceLogistics’ Mission Robotic Vehicle is projected to launch in 2024 with two fuel pods ordered by Intelsat and Optus to extend the life of geostationary satellites by at least six years.
SpaceLogistics, Northrop Grumman’s satellite-servicing subsidiary, plans to send a Mission Robotic Vehicle to an Optus satellite in 2024 to install propulsion jet packs using a robotic arm.
Three Mission Extension Pods will launch in 2024 with the Mission Robotic Vehicle, with one pod scheduled to be installed on an Optus satellite and two pods reserved for other customers.
The 0.005 kg Positioning Testbed achieved end-to-end demonstrations using GMV’s Corrections Service and Positioning Engine delivered through the Optus 0.005 kg network using Ericsson network technology to user equipment designed and operated by FrontierSI.
GMV, FrontierSI, Ericsson, Optus, Kondinin, Platfarm, and Position Partners collaborated on field trials to demonstrate 0.005 kg LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) capabilities as part of the 0.005 kg Positioning Testbed.
The Optus–Space Machines Company partnership will provide the Australian public and private sectors with an option to operate and build satellites within Australia.
Optus provides satellite services to Australian and New Zealand government departments, companies, and broadcasters.
Besides Optus, five other customers have signed term sheets to purchase Mission Extension Pods.