Astro Digital, founded in 2015, is a company focused on developing, deploying, and operating space infrastructure, specializing in small satellite systems. They provide end-to-end mission support, including satellite technology development and flight operations for earth observation and communications. Astro Digital also partners with companies like Astroscale and EchoStar, integrating docking plates for end-of-life servicing and constructing global S-band mobile satellite service networks, respectively.
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The partnership between Astro Digital and Astroscale was announced in Tokyo, Japan on 2023-07-31.
Astro Digital is scheduled to receive its first Astroscale Docking Plate for integration later in 2023.
The Docking Plate delivered to Astro Digital is expected to launch in Q4 CY 2024.
EchoStar ordered 28 small satellites from Astro Digital in February 2023 for an S-band constellation called Lyra.
Astro Digital will manufacture the satellites for the EchoStar S-band constellation.
Astro Digital will manufacture the satellites for EchoStar’s S-band mobile satellite service constellation.
Astro Digital manufactures the Otter Pup satellite bus for Starfish Space.
EchoStar placed an order with California-based Astro Digital for 28 satellites to provide global services next year.
Astro Digital plans to build satellites shortly that will exceed 200 kg.
Astro Digital expanded its facility footprint by almost 18,000 square feet (1,700 square meters).
Astro Digital pivoted in 2018 from building its own constellation to providing small satellite technology as a service for other operators.
Astro Digital designed and built the Varuna-TDM payload and booked the launch from Spaceflight on behalf of Boeing.
Astro Digital offers 6U CubeSats and has been building satellites in the 100-kilogram class.
Astro Digital designed and manufactured the payload launching on Sherpa-LTC and provided the Makalu command and control system for the Sherpa OTV.
California-based Astro Digital is building the first two spacecraft for Tomorrow.io’s constellation with a planned launch in late 2022.
Astro Digital is building Tomorrow.io’s first two mini-fridge-size satellites under a contract announced in September.
Tomorrow.io selected California-based Astro Digital to build the first two small satellites equipped with storm-tracking radars.
The Mandrake 2 satellites were manufactured by Astro Digital with optical links provided by SA Photonics.
Orbital Sidekick is working with Astro Digital so Orbital Sidekick can focus on the payload and extract information from its proprietary hyperspectral data.
Orbital Sidekick is working with Astro Digital on the Aurora payload and hyperspectral data extraction.